CeNEALOGY COLLECTIOHI

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3 1833 OofS'llfi

THE RECORD SOCIETY

FOR THE

^uljliration of O^ngmal ©ocuments;

RELATING TO

LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.

VOLUME LXXIII.

BEING THE VOLUME FOR THE YEAR 1917-18.

COUNCIL, 1917-18.

John Paul Rylands, F.S.A., Highfi.elds, Bidston Road, Birkenhead, President.

William Farrer, D.Litt., Hall Garth, Carnforth, Vice-President.

Wm. Fergusson Irvine, M.A., F.S.A., 56 Park Road South, Birken- head, Vice-President.

Henry Brierley, B.A., 26 Swinley Road, Wigan.

Robert Gladstone, Jun., B.C.L., M.A., Woolton Vale, near Liverpool.

W. E. Gregson, 43 Moor Lane, Great Crosby, Liverpool.

Colonel John Parker, C.B., D.L., F.S.A., Browsholme, Clitheroe.

W. D. Pink, Winslade, Lowton, Newton-Ie-Willows.

Charles W. Sutton, M.A., Public Library, Manchester.

Wm. Asheton Tonge, Staneclyffe, Disley.

Honorary Treasurer.

F. C. Beazley, F.S.A., 46 Grosvenor Road, Oxton, Birkenhead.

Honorary Secretary.

Ronald Stewart-Brown, M.A., F.S.A., 20 Castle Street, Liverpool.

GRANTED WITHIN

Cl)e :arct)Deaconrp of Ct)ester

IN THE

SDiocese of Cl)ester>

Vol. VII. I 680- I 69 I

EDITED BY

WM. FERGUSSON IRVINE, M.A., F.S.A.

PRINTED FOR

The Record Society 1918.

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PREFACE

In certain cases the Marriage Licence Act Books for the period covered by this volume only give the names (and sometimes- only the surnames) of the recipients of the licences. Owing to difficulties arising out of the war it has not been possible tO' ampHfy such bare entries by reference to the bundles of Marriage- Licence Bonds. It is desirable to draw the attention of members to the fact that such reference will no doubt be again possible in the near future upon application to the Diocesan Registrar and payment of the customary fees.

For the convenience of readers the details are here repeated of the Marriage Licence Act Books and Bonds now remaining in the Diocesan Registry at Chester.

Dates of the Volumes of Marriage Licence Act Books now remaining in the Diocesan Registry at Chester.

Vol. I. July i8, 1606, /o March 22, i6i5[-6]. (Vol. 53, Rec.

Soc. L. and C.) „ II. April II, 1616, to May 17, 1624. (Vol. 56, Rec. Soc.

L. and C.) „ III. May 18, 1624, to March 24, i63i[-2]. (Vol. 57, Rec.

Soc. L. and C.)

Hiatus March 25, 1632, to March 30, 1639. „ IV.i March 30, 1639, ^^ October 21, 1644. (Vol. 61, Rec.

Soc. L. and C.)

Hiatus October 21, 1644, to June 22, 1661. „ V. June 22, 1661, to February 8, i666[-7]. (Vol. 65,.

Rec. Soc. L. and C.)

^ The entries at the end of this volume following the entry of licence (John Baxter and Dorothy Brooke) on the 27th June 1642, and extending to 2ist October 1644, appear to have been irregularly entered, and probably do not include all the licences issued for this period.

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PREFACE

Vol. VI. February 9, i666[-7], to March 24, 1679H0]. (Vol. 69, Rec. Soc. L. and C.) „ VII. April 6, 1680, to December 27, 1694. (April 6, 1680- March 31, 1691, Vol. 73, Rec. Soc. L. and C. ) Hiatus December 28, 1694, to March 24, i694[-5]. „ VIII. March 25, 1695, to August 31, 1700. Hiatus August 31, 1700, to 171 9. From this date it became the custom to enter up the licences in the Act Books as and when the affidavits were returned into the Registry by the Surrogates. The dates therefore overlap a good deal; this is especially the case between the dates 1733 and 1772.

^ol. IX.		1719 to 1726
„ X.		1726 „ 1732
„ XI.		1733 ,, 1772
„ XII.		1733 » 1745
„ XIII.		1754 " 1757
„ XIV.		. 1745 ,, 1762
„ XV.	Hiatus ij()6 to 1838.	1788 „ 1796

From January i, 1838, to the present day the Act Books are complete.

The original Marriage Licence Bonds begin in 1661 and are filed in bundles for each year.

The documents at Chester only relate to licences affecting residents within the ancient Archdeaconry of Chester, i.e. all Cheshire, Lancashire south of the Ribble, and the Welsh parishes of Bangor Deanery. The licences for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are at Lancaster.

W. F. I.

iHaniage iLtrrnffS (§ranteti hJittjin tj^e Biorfse of Cfjester

Richard Furnifall, of Bradwell, Parish Sandbach, Gentleman, and Mary Hildich, of Namptwich, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Lowndes, of Hassall. At Acton, Sandbache, or Namptwich.

James Leech, of Alvenley, and Mary Briscowe, of Spittle in Worrall, Spinster. At Bebbington, Frod- sham, or Eastham.

Ralph Astle, of Golbornbellowe [Golbourn-Bellow], Gentleman, and Sarah Prince, of Hanley, Spinster. At Waverton, Tattenhall, Harthill, or St. John's, Chester.

John Lewes, of the City of Chester, Skinner, and Letitia Edwards, of Rhuaburne [Ruabon], Spinster. At Pulford, or St. Mary's, Chester. William Berrington, of the Inner Temple, London, and Mary Bunbury, of Stanney, Spinster. At Thornton, Christleton, St. Peter's, Chester, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Richard Lindop, of Crew, and Margaret Taylor, of Whelocke, Spinster. Bondsman, Abraham Hen- bury. At Bartomley, Sandbach, or Haslington.

Henry Stockton, of Barrowe, and Mary Smith, of Croughton. Bondsman, William Whitbye. At Bar- row, St. Oswald's, Chester, or St. John's, Chester.

Thomas Lloyd, of Great Barrow, and Mary Gray, of same. Widow. Bondsman, John Newport, of same. At Barrow, or St. John's, Chester.

Augustin Contarino, Parish of Holy Trinity, Chester, and Mary ChaUinor, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Dean. At Waverton, or Holy Trinity, Chester.

Samuel Hickocke, of the City of Chester, Inholder, and

2 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1680

Elizabeth Critchlowe, of same, Spinster. Bonds- man, Widraph Simpson. At St. Oswald's, St.

John's, or St. Mary's, Chester. Apr. 20 Thomas Weld, of Tarpurley, and Jane Wood, of

Namptwich. At Wybunbury, Namptwich, or Acton. 20 Henry Welsh, of Hampoon, and Mary MoHneux, of

Neston, Spinster. Bondsman, John Welsh. At the

Cathedral, or St. Mary's, Chester. „ 21 Samuel Eaton, of the City of Chester, Beer brewer,

and Ehzabeth Gardner of Alpram, Spinster. At

Bunbury, Acton, Tarporley, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. „ 20 Robert Holland, of Congleton, and Jane Harding, of

same. Spinster. Bondsman, WilHam Thompson.

At Prestbury, or Astbury. „ 30 Thomas Bradshaw, of the City of Chester, Cutler, and

Mary Woods, of same. Spinster. At St. Oswald's,

or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 30 Samuel Probee, of the City of Chester, Cordwiner,

and Margaret Clarke, of same. Widow. At St,

John's, St. Peter's, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 30 Thomas Edge, of Horsgreen, and Sarah Wicksted,

of Woswall, Spinster. Bondsman, George Fisher.

At Wrenbury, Namptwich, or Marbury. May I John Cawley, of Kelsall, and Elizabeth Hough, of

Utkinton, Spinster. At Tarporley, Tarvin, or

Whitegate. J, I Thomas Simpson, of Willington, and Ann Bebbington,

of same. Spinster. At St. Peter's, Chester. ,, I John White, of the City of Chester, and Elizabeth

Hughes, of same, Spinster. At the Cathedral,

Chester, or the Chapel in the Bishop's Palace. ,, I Thomas Nabbe, of Tottington, and Ellen Robinson,

of Brandlesome, Spinster. Bondsman, Henry

Hughes. At Bolton, or Dean. „ 5 Ehzabeth, wife of Peter Chester, of Hooton, Licence

to exercise the Ofhce of a Midwife. „ 7 John Smalwood, of Smalwood, and Elizabeth Elcock,

of Sandbach, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Parker.

At Sandbach, or Astbury. „ 7 Thomas Jones, of the City of Chester, Tanner, and

Hannah Lowe, of Tattenhall, Spinster. At the

Cathedral, Chester, Tattenhall, Bruera, or St.

John's, Chester.

i68o] THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER 3

May 12 John Cappur, of Clutton, and Ellenor Milton, of Shocklache, Spinster. At Waverton, Harthill, or Shocklache.

„ 22 Thomas Carter, of Cheadle, Licensed as Parish Clerk, of the Church and Parish of Cheadle, on the appoint- ment of George Newton, Clerk, Rector of Cheadle.

„ 25 William Neild, of the Parish of Tarvin, and Elizabeth Smith, of Cotton, Parish of Christleton, Spinster. At Tarvin, or Christleton.

„ 22 Joseph Mottershed, a literate person. Licensed as Parish Clerk of the Church and Parish of Gaws- worth, on the nomination of Arthur Jeynson, Clerk, the Rector.

„ 17 Thomas Martin, and Catherine Markland. At Wigan, in Visitation.

„ 18 William Hawett, and Alice Houlms, in Visitation aforesaid.

„ 19 Ralph Ryley, and Alice Duckworth, in same Visitation.

„ 21 Israel Clegg, and Dorothy Smith,in aforesaid Visitation.

„ 24 John Johnson, and Ann Allen, in same Visitation.

„ 25 John Baddiley, and Mary Pemberton, in Visitation aforesaid.

,, 22 Joshia Whittle, of the City of Chester, Vintiner, and Margaret Penkston, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, William Starkey. At St. John's, Chester.

„ 22 Thomas Phillipps, of Poolton, Gentleman, and Mary Filkin, of Boughton, Spinster. At Pulford, Christle- ton, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

„ 26 William Higginson, of Over, and Mary Wright, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Higginson. At Over, Little Budworth, or Witton.

,, 26 John Sone, of Nesse, and Ellen Bennett, of Willaston^ Spinster. At Neston, Shotwicke, or Brombrough.

,, 27 Ralph Morgell, of Moston, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Glaseor, of Leagh, Spinster. Bondsman, William Glaseor. At Backford.

,, 28 Benjamin Cotgreave, of the City of Chester, Chandler, and Joan Chamberlain, of Drayton, Spinster. At Wibunbury, Barthomley, or Namptwich.

„ 29 Richard Reece, of Foulk-Stapleford, and Elizabeth Bruen, of Huxley, Spinster. At Waverton, or Tarvin.

„ 29 Edward Dod, of the City of Chester, and EHzabeth Finchett, of Sutton, Spinster. At Gilden-Sutton.

„ 29 WiUiam Hinde, of the City of Chester, and Elizabeth

4 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1680

Nangreave, of the same, Spinster. At Warrington, Frodsham, or St. Peter's, Chester. June 3 Thomas Crookall, of Kirkham, co. Lane, and Alice Gaulter, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Midleton. At Kirkham, or Leverpoole.

3 Jonathan Newton, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester,

Gentleman, and Sarah Wolf, of same. Spinster.

Bondsman, Thomas Shocklache. At St. Mary's, St. John's, or St. Peter's, Chester.

4 James Rogers, of Manchester, and Ellen MoHneux,

Parish of Dean, Spinster. Bondsman, William

Parcivall. At Dean, Wigan,or Leigh. May 29 Samuel Brandred, of the City of Chester, and Mary

Philipps, of same. Spinster. At Eccleston, St.

Oswald's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. June 5 Robert Robinson, of Great Sutton, and Catherine

Francis, of Thornton, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Harwood. At Eastham, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester.

5 John Blackburne, of Chalton [Chorlton], and Elizabeth Child, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Hugh Minshull. At Wibunbury, Bartomley, or Namptwich.

5 John Sheen, of Broxton, and Ann Crew, of Haighton

[Haughton], Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Hurst.

At Bunbury. 8 Richard Perrye, of Spurstowe, and Grace Stockton,

of Brindley, Spinster. Bondsman, William Young.

At Bunbury, Acton, or Namptwich.

8 Hugh Brandrett, of the City of Chester, and Sarah Gough, of same, Spinster. At Waverton, St. John's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

9 David Partridge, of the City of Chester, and Hannah Henshaw, of same. Spinster. At St. John's, Chester.

I Joseph Crosse, of Newhall, Parish of Neston, and Alice Kirkham, of Tattenhall, Spinster. At Tatten- hall, Christleton, or Neston.

11 John Gam, of Edge, and Sarah Hughes, of Over- tonheath. Widow. Bondsman, John Hughes. At Malpas, or Harthill.

1 2 John Hassall, of Weever [Weaver], and Mary Brereton, of Darnall, Spinster. At Middlewich, Little Bud- worth, or Wiston [Wistaston].

14 Isaac Burroughes, of the City of Chester, Taylor, and Catherine Hulmes, of same. Spinster. Bondsman,

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Hugh Dod. At Waverton, St. Mary's, or the Cathedral, Chester. June 16 Matthew Bold, of Bold, and AHce Briscoe, of Kelsall, Spinster. At Tarvin, or Prescott. 16 John Southerne, of the City of Chester, and Elizabeth Bellard, of the Parish of St. Mary, Chester, Spinster. At St. Bridget's, Chester.

18 John Puleston, of Pickhill, Parish of Bangor, Gentle- man, and Ann Alport, of Overton, Parish of Malpas, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Lloyd, of the City of Chester, Gentleman. At Malpas.

19 James Williams, of Hanbridge, and Margaret Nixon, Parish of Davenham. At Audlem, Over, or Little Budworth.

19 Henry Woolrich, of Wrenbury-Frith, and Mary Hopley, of Duckington, Spinster. At Malpas, the Chapel of St. Chad, or St. John's, Chester.

21 Ephriam Bennett, of the City of Chester, Brewer, and Ellen Fearnall, of Winnington [Great] Budworth, Spinster. At Great Budworth, Witton, or St. John's, Chester.

22 Thomas Barker, of Whitegate, and Elizabeth Darhng- ton. Parish of Whitegate, Widow. At Whitegate, Middlewich, or Witton.

23 Richard Berkenhead, of Weston, and Mary Becks- worth, of same. Spinster. At Runcorn.

24 Joseph Fould, of Waverton, and Mary Hill, of same. Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester, per Dudley Garenciers.

24 Thomas Walls, of Minshull, and Elizabeth Pownall,

of Minshull Vernon, Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester. 24 Giles Bordman, of Middle-Hilton, and Jane Morris,

of Heaton, Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Williamson,

At Dean, Bolton, or Bury. 24 William Litherland, of Namptwich, and Joan Philipps,

of same. Spinster. At St. Peter's, Chester.

24 Thomas Edge, of Tattenhall, and Margaret Dawson, of same, Spinster. At Malpas, Holt, or Chapel of St. Chad.

25 Richard Weston, of Kelsall, and Ann Cawley, of same, Spinster. At St. John's, Chester.

25 John Saer, of Cawarden [Garden], and Margaret Nichols, of Glutton, Widow. Bondsman, William Weaver. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

6 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1680

June 25 Edward Gerard, of Weverham, and Elizabeth Wilbra-

ham, of Hartford. Bondsman, Isaac Warmingham.

At Holy Trinity Church, Chester. 25 James Croxton, of the City of Chester, Gentleman,

and Jane Gleave, of Dirrington, Spinster. Bonds- man, John Bromhall. At Acton, Audlem, Holy

Trinity Church, or St. Mary's, Chester. „ 25 William Hinde, of Ince, and EHzabeth Benion, of

same. Widow. At St. Oswald's, St. Peter's, or St.

John's, Chester. 25 Thomas Leycester, of Davenham, and Ellen Barker,

Parish of Middlewich, Widow. At Middlewich,

Davenham, or Over Peover. „ 25 John Jackson, of Calveley, and Catherine Sillitoe,

of same. Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester. „ 26 Thomas Ashton, of Brombrough, and Catherine Tils- ton, Parish of Middlewich, Spinster. Bondsman,

Joseph Ashton. At Middlewich. „ 26 William Witchgall, of Wigan, and Margaret Robinson,

Parish of Dean, Spinster. At Wigan, Dean, or

Standish. „ 26 Randle Rhodes, of Odrode [Odd Rode], and Ellenor

Peever, of same. Bondsman, William Thompson.

At Astbury, or Lawton. ,, 30 John PaHn, of Aldford, and Elizabeth Bathoe, Parish

of St. John's, Chester. Bondsman, Charles Moulson.

At St. John's, Chester. July 2 Thomas Magee, of Great Budworth, and Barbara

Robinson, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Henry

Janions. At Great Budworth, or Middlewich. ,, 3 John Lamb, of the City of Chester, and Ann Ormes,

of same. Spinster, At St. John's, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. ,, 5 Robert Pidgeon, of Bedsford, co. Stafford, Joyner,

and Mary Probye, of the City of Chester, Spinster.

At Backford, Tarvin, or St. Oswald's, Chester. >, 8 Thomas Mainwaring, of Cholmston, Gentleman, and

EHzabeth Hodgson, of Aston, Spinster. At Acton,

or Bebbington. ,, 9 Thomas Orpe, Parish of Audlem, and Susan Hill, of

same. Spinster. Bondsman, Gabriel Stringer, Clerk.

At Audlem, Burleydam, or Namptwich. „ 10 Kenrick Eyton, of the City of Chester, Gentleman,

and Ann Starkey, of same, Widow, Bondsman,

i68o] THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER 7

Edward Partington. At St. Oswald's, Holy

Trinity Church, or St. Peter's, Chester. July 10 Thomas Filkin, of Boughton, and Margaret Griffith,

of same. Spinster. At Pulford, Wrenbury, or St.

Oswald's, Chester. „ 16 Thomas Darrow, of Preston, and Jane Lawrence, of

Halton, Widow. Bondsman, John Darrow. At

Runcorne. ,, 19 Francis Newton, of Moberley, and Alice Turner, of

Bartomley, Spinster. Bondsman, WilHam Allcocke.

At Knutsford. ,, 20 Valentine Wood, of the City of Chester, and Alice

Hamer, of same. Bondsman, Henry Hughes. In

the Choir of the Cathedral, Chester. ,, 21 Arthur Warburton, of Church-Minshull, and Sarah

Hignett, of Davenham, Spinster. At Davenham,

Church-Hulme, or Goostrey. ,, 24 Ralph Manley, of Bunbury, and Margaret Bailey, of

Tarpurley, Spinster. At Tarpurley, Bunbury, or

Little Budworth, ,, 24 Charles Jordan, of Eccleshall, co. Staff., and Hannah

Goodicar, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At

St. Oswald's, St. John's, or St. Peter's, Chester. ,, 26 Robert Farrington, of the City of Chester, and Ann

Griffeth, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, William

Farrington. At Aldford, Backford, or St. John's,

Chester. ,, 31 John Richardson, of Neston, and Ellen Newbot, of

Erbye [Irby], Spinster. At Neston, Woodchurch,

or Thurston [Thurstaston]. Aug. 4 Thomas Bedson, of Neston, and Deborah Pecke, of

Franckbye [Frankby], Spinster. At West Kirkby,

Woodchurch, or Backford. „ 5 David Griffeth, Parish St. Mary's, Chester, and

EHzabeth Hayes, Parish of St Michael's, Chester,

Spinster. At Christleton, St. Mary's, or St.

Oswald's, Chester. „ 6 John Seavill, of Buerton, and Mary Hall, Spinster.

Bondsman, Richard Amerson. At Namptwich,

Audlem, or Burladam [Burleydam]. „ 7 John Carter, of Alostocke, and Catherine Holland,

of Newall, Spinster. At Great Budworth, Goostrey,

or Lower Peover. „ 12 Henry Yong, of Seacom [Seacombe], and Ellen Car-

8 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1680

rington, of Netherton, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Aug. 9 William Francis, Merchant, and Mary Johnson, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At St. Peter's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

10 Thomas Davies, of Poole, near Nantwich, and Mary Mooton, of same, Spinster. At St. Michael's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

11 Thomas Holbrooke, of Over, and Isabell Hatton, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Joseph Dod. At Over, Church-Minshull, or Namptwich.

14 John Fluit, of Utkinton, and Mary Jeynson, of same, Widow. At Over, St. Mary's, or St. John's, Chester.

17 John Amery, of Barnton, and Hannah Sandilands, of Over, Spinster. At Great Budworth, Sandbach, Rothstorne, or Midlewich.

17 William Gorsuch, of Leverpoole, and Jane Waine- wright, of same, Widow, At Walton, Childwall, or Leverpoole.

18 Jonathan Ratcliffe, of Over, and Elizabeth Briscoe, of same. Bondsman, Henry Janions. At Over, Bunbury, or Minshull.

18 William Heyes, of Eastham, and Margaret Martin, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Buckley, At St. Martin's, Chester.

17 Edward Dod, of Teverton [Tiverton], and Jane Hanson, of same. Spinster. At Bunbury, Tar- ■purley, or Namptwich.

18 John Heaton, Parish of Wigan, and Ellinor Williamson, Parish of Manchester, Spinster. Bondsman, Arthur Winstanley. At Wigan.

18 William Gill, of Wallizey [Wallasey], and Margaret Walker, of same. Spinster. At Wallezey, Lever- poole, or West-kirke [West Kirby].

19 Robert Wright, of Lea, Parish of Backford, and Ann Shone, of same Parish, Spinster. At Backford, St. Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

20 Thomas Hawkshawe, of the City of Chester, and Dorothy Jones, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John Dunbabin. At St. Bridget's, or St. Michael's, Chester.

20 John Morgan, of Great Neston, and Sarah Crosse, of Sutton, Widow. At Eastham, Backford, or Neston.

i68o] THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER 9

Aug. 21 Edward Potter, of Dunham-on-the-Hill, and Ellen

Harpur, of same, Widow. At St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 24 William Adshead, of the City of Chester, and Mary

Stretch, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Griffith. At the Cathedral, Chester. „ 21 Joseph Bryan, of Ince, and Sarah Hale, of same.

Spinster. At Ince, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 25 Edward Crowther, of Butley, and Priscilla Basker-

feild, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At Prestbury,

Macclesfield, or Alvenley. „ 28 Thomas Crichlowe, of the City of Chester, Gentleman,

and Ann Gray, of same. Spinster. Bondsman,

John Keen. At Eccleston, St. Oswald's, or St.

Michael's, Chester. „ 31 Randle Minshull, of the City of Chester, Inholder,

and Phoebe Boulton, of same. Spinster. At the

Cathedral, St. Oswald's, or St. Mary's, Chester. Sep. I William Glegge, of Whitbye, Gentleman, and Martha

Bird, of Broxon [Broxton], Spinster. Bondsman,

John Dunbavin At Tattenhall, or St, Mary's,

Chester. ,, 6 Thomas Brassgirdle, of Hanbridge, and Alice Cocke,

of the City of Chester, Spinster. At St. Mary's,

or St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 6 Samuel Thompson, of Rode, and Hannah Bas-

ford, of Haslington, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph

Throppe. At Sandbach. „ 6 Thomas Crachley, of the City of Chester, and Rebecca

Wright, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Randle

Oulton. At Holy Trinity Church, St. John's, or

St. Mary's, Chester. „ 1 1 Wilham Whitbey, of Ince, and Mary Whitbey, of same.

Spinster. At Ince, the Cathedral, or Holy Trinity

Church, Chester. „ II Thomas Gamull, of the City of Chester, Ironmonger,

and Elizabeth Alcocke, of same. Bondsman, John

Foster. At Churton-heath [Bruera], Aldford, or

Dodleston. ,, II Lawrance Mancks, of Hargreaves, and Sarah Weston,

of same. At Tarpurley, or Hargreave. ,, 5 George Boote, of Copnall [Coppenhall], and Hannah

Oulton, of Acton. At Namptwich. „ 5 Peter Mainwaring, of Namptwich, and Ellen Lawrence,

Parish of Sandbach, Spinster. At Namptwich.

10 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1680

Sep. 12 Robert Alport, of Overton, Esquire, and Ann Main- waring, daughter of Sir Thomas Mainwaring, of Peover, Baronet. Bondsman, John Tonna. At Middlewich, Over Peover, or Knutsford.

„ 14 Joseph Gregge, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and Martha Wrigley, of Chamberhall, co. Lane, Spinster. Bondsman, Puleston Partington. At Thornton-in-le-Moors, Ouldham, Salford, or Newton Chapels.

„ 15 Thomas Stuart, of the City of Chester, Glover, and AHce Foulkes, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Mayre. At St. Bridget's, St. Michael's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 18 Thomas Hancocke, of Moreton, Parish of Bidston, and Hester Williamson, of Gayton, Spinster. At Heswall, Stoake, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 20 Edward Lewis, of Leverpoole, Goldsmith, and Eliza- beth Green, of same. Spinster. At Walton, Lever- poole, or Ormskirke.

,, 22 John Wild, of Oldham, Parish of Prestwich, Licensed to the OfBce of Parish Clerk in the Chapelry of Oldham, on nomination of John Lake, S.T.P., Rector of Oldham.

„ 22 Samuel Dannatt, of the City of Chester, and Ann Wilson, of same, Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester.

,, 22 John Lowe, of Etchells, and Mary Wild, of Denton. Bondsman, Henry Bayley, of Etchells. At Man- chester, or Stockport, or in any Chapel in either Parish.

„ 23 Thomas Priston, of Leverpoole, and Joan Everett, of same. Bondsman, John Hoole. At Childwall, Walton, or Leverpoole.

„ 28 John Porter, of Ormskirke, and Ehzabeth Leadbeter, of same, Widow. Bondsman, Henry Leckonbye. At Ormskirke, Wigan, or Prescott.

„ 29 Leftwich Okes, of Bostock-green, and Alice Buckley, of Warton, Spinster. At Davenham, Over, or Waverham.

„ 29 Randle Leigh, of Malpas, and Sarah Sudlowe, of Bunburye, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Leigh, his Brother. At St. John's, Chester.

„ 29 Josia Harpur, of Macclesfeild, and Ann Lowe, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Joseph Philips. At Prest- bury, or Macclesfeild.

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Sep. 30 Robert Cawley, of Burton, and Margery Ince, of same,

Spinster. At Tarvin, Waverton, or Tarperley. Oct. I Daniel Meate, of Andley [Handley, or ? Audley, Staffs.], and Mary Collinson, of Willaston, Spinster. At Bartomley, Namptwich, or Acton.

„ 5 Joseph Braine, of Faddiley, and Ellen Lawrence, Parish of Sandbach. On the word of Gabriel Stringer, Clerk, Minister of Namptwich. At Nampt- wich, or Sandbach.

,, I Robert Johnson, Licence to exercise the Office of a Surgeon, on a Testimonial of Allan Pennington, Doctor of Medicine, and Robert Morrey, of the City of Chester, Alderman and Barber-Surgeon.

,, 9 James Pope, of Mouldsworth, and Isabell Lawrenson, of same, Spinster. At Tarvin, Gilden-Sutton, or Barrow.

„ 9 William Ball, of Stoake, and Elizabeth Kenricke, of same. Spinster. At Stoake, or the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 13 Richard Willye, of Tarvin, and Elizabeth Wildigge, of Waverton, Widow. Bondsman, Joseph Grindley. At Tarven, the Cathedral, or St. Peter's, Chester.

,, 13 James Fairbrother, of Tredath in Ireland, and Eliza- beth Robinson, of Raby, Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Duke. At Neston, West Kirkby, or Lever- poole.

„ 14 William Whitehead, of Frodsham, and Margaret Plumb, of same. Bondsman, Daniel Whitehead. At Frodsham, Holy Trinity Church, or the Cathedral, Chester.

,, 14 Samuel Millington, of Hartfort, and Ann Lawrenson, of Deanhill, Widow. At Sandbach, Midlewich, or Lawton.

„ 14 Hugh Roberts, of Weverham, and Elizabeth Williams, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester.

,, 15 Benjamin W^arburton, of Bury, and Mary Buckstones, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Knowles. At Bury, Bolton, or Rochdale.

„ 18 Ralph Poole, of Rhode [Rode], Parish of Astbury, and Catherine Carter, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Peeters. At Astbury, Sandbach, or Lawton.

„ 21 John Palin, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and Sarah Fearnall, of same. Widow. Bondsman,

12 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1680

Thomas Ireland. At Shotwicke, Backford, or St.

Oswald's, Chester. Oct. 21 Randle Proudlove, of Whelocke, and Ellen Hitchen, of

Kinderton, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Hitchen.

At Midlewich, or Minshull. „ 21 Samuel Dobbe, of St. Oswald's Parish, Chester, and

Lydia Kirkes, of same, Spinster. Bondsman,

Samuel Jarvis. At St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 22 Arthur Jepson, of Middlewich, and Mary Wilkinson,

of Newton, Spinster. At Midlewich, Over, or

Northwich. ,, 30 Edward Spencer, of Cawarden [Carden], and Eliza- beth Maddock, of Clutton, Spinster. At Farndon,

Coddington, or Shocklache. ,, 30 William Fisher, of Pulford, and Mary Bennet, of

Golborne, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, or

St. Peter's, Chester. Nov. I John Cowpes, of Macclesfield, Gentleman, and Mary

Walker, of same. At Prestbury, Macclesfield, or

Gawsworth. „ I John Williams, of Llangernin, and Dorothy Owens,

of the City of Chester, Spinster. At St. Mary's,

Chester. ,, 6 Thomas Pownall, of Barnton, and Jane Swinley, of

Waverton, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, or

St. Peter's, Chester. ,, 6 John Johnson, of Erby [Irbyj, and Mary Wright, of

Cawdey [Caldy], Spinster. „ 8 Joseph Clarke, of the City of Chester, Watchmaker,

and Mary Holford, of Shocklach, Spinster. At

Shocklach, St. Peter's, or St. John's, Chester. ,, 9 John Leadbeater, of Cranage, and Sarah Harding, of

Bartomley, Spinster. At Church-Hulme, Goostrey,

or Lower Peover. „ 9 Matthew Lowe, of Ashton, Parish of Winwicke, and

Ann Barton, of Scaresbricke, Spinster. ,, II Thomas Read, of Rope, and Catherine Rockett, of

Hough. Bondsman, John Gibbons. At Wibun-

bury, or Bartomley. „ II Thomas Weston, of Kingsley, and Margaret Sanders,

of Waverham, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Wes- ton. At Frodsham, Little Budworth, or Witton. „ 16 Samuel Rocke, of Newcastle, Gentleman, and Mar- garet Wells, of Sandbach, Spinster. At Sandbach.

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Nov. 17 Edmund Brereton, of Brereton, Esquire, and Judith

Crosse, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At St.

John's, St. Peter's, or St. Mary's, Chester. „ 20 Robert Warton, of Greasbye, and Hannah Holland,

of same. Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church,

Chester. „ 22 Wilham MoHnex, of Warrington, Merchant, and

Mary Casson, of same. Spinster. Bondsman,

Robert Browne. At a Church or Chapel within the

Deanery of Warrington. „ 22 Peter Hatton, of Tarpurley, and Margaret Alcocke,

Parish of Great Budworth. Spinster. At Tarpurley,

Weverham, or Witton. „ 24 Ralph Stanyer, of Newbald-Astbury, and Ann Cart- wright, of same. Spinster. Bond, Jane Jenkin-

son. At Astbury. ,, 25 Thomas Blackburne, of Lim [Lymm], and Elizabeth

Barker, of Frodsham, Widow. At the Cathedral,

or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 27 Job Darlington, of Whitegate, and Mary Neild,

of Little Budworth, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph

Walker. At Great Budworth, Little Budworth, or

Witton. „ 29 Thomas Harpur, of Sutton, and Mary Norman, Parish

of Great Budworth, Spinster. At Runcorne, or

Warrington. „ 30 William Calkin, of Waverton, and Abigael Woods, of

same, Spinster. At Waverton, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. Dec. 2 Thomas Maddocke, of Shotwicke, Mariner, and

Rebecca Caddocke, of the City of Chester, Spinster.

At the Cathedral, Chester. „ 4 Peter Nelson, Parish of Sephton, and Anne Ellison,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Bird. At

Sephton, Wallizey [Wallasey], or West Kirkby. „ 4 William Smith, of Hapsford, and Margery Widnes,

of Manley, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Smith.

At Thornton, or Frodsham. „ 7 John Hough, of Chorley, and Grace Hough, of same.

Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Dean. At Wilms-

lowe, Prestbury, or Goostrey. „ 7 John Puleston, of Haverdewern, Gentleman, and

Mary Kent, of Alcester, Spinster. At Bartomley,

or Astbury.

14 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1680

Dec. 9 Robert Jenkins, of Aston, co. Warwick, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Sherwin, of the City of Chester, Spinster. To Francis Wood, Clerk, in the Cathedral, Chester. „ 9 Charles Fovell, of Bolton, and Ann Marsden, of same, Widow. Bondsman, James Picup. At Bolton, Bury, or Rochdale. „ 9 Philipp Bird, of Namptwich, and Martha Travers, of Bickerton, Spinster. Bondsman, John Lurting. At St. Michael's, Chester. ,, 9 William Pimloe, of Brownslane, a literate person, to exercise the Office of Parish Clerk at Great Bud- worth, on nomination of James Livesey, Clerk, Vicar there. ,, II Thomas Shore, of Shorley, co. Flint., and Mary Boot,

of Coppenhull. At Coppenhull. ,, 18 Thomas Fisher, of Tattenhall, and Ann Edge, of same. Spinster. At Tattenhall, Harthill, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 24 John Jones, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and Sarah Parnell, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Edwards, of Chester, Alderman. At St. Peter's, St. Oswald's, St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 24 Thomas Taylor, of Wervin, and Mary Stoaks, of Stoake, Widow. At Stoake, St. Oswald's, or Holy Trinity Churchy Chester. ,, 24 Thomas Griffith, of Wrenbury, and Margaret Boswell, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Tho. Grey. At Wrenbury. ,, 27 John Jeynson, of Hatton, and Alice Taylor, of same. Spinster. At Waverton, Tattenhall, or Harthill. ,, 27 Peter Wright, of Macclesfield, and Hannah Higginson, of Whitchurch, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel John- son. At Rosthorne, Namptwich, Wrenbury, Knuts- ford, or Lower Peover. ,, 29 Jonathan Hignett, of Ashton, and Elizabeth Hignett,

of same. Spinster. At Tarvin. ,, 30 John Dewsbury, of the City of Chester, and Sarah Williams, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, William Phithian. At St. Oswald's, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Mary's, Chester. Jan. 5 Thomas Gardner, of the City of Chester, Merchant,

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and Martha Sherrington, of Saltney-side, Widow.

At St. Mary's, or St. Peter's, Chester. Jan. 7 Henry Yates, of Pepper-street, in the City of Chester,

Slater, and Elizabeth Kirkes, of the City of Chester,

Spinster. At St. Michael's, Chester. „ 8 Hugh Davenport, of Ranmore, Tanner, and Elizabeth

Pratchett, of Namptwich, Spinster. At Baddiley,

Acton, or Namptwich. „ II Thomas Steele, of Blakenhall, and Ann Beckett, of

Wibunbury, Widow. Bondsman, John Carter. At

Wibunbury. „ 12 Griffith Triggarne, of the City of Chester, Sadler, and

Catherine King, of same City, Spinster. At Eccle-

ston, St. Oswald's, or St. Peter's, Chester, ,, 19 Robert Delamore, of Thingwall, and Ann Watts, of

same, Widow. At . . . ,, 21 Francis Curbishall, of the City of Chester, Ironmonger,

and Sarah Ottiwell, of Woodhouses, Parish of

Bowden, Spinster. Bondsman, John Bankes, of

the City of Chester, Bricklayer. At Bowden, War- burton, or Knutsford. ,, 22 Thomas Wright, of Tarvin, and Elizabeth Briscowe,

of Kelsall on the Hill, Spinster. At Tarvin. ,, 25 William Jackson, of Namptwich, and Lydia Smith, of

same, Spinster. At Wibunbury, Acton, or Wren- bury. „ 26 Richard Eaton, of the City of Chester, Barber-Surgeon,

and Elizabeth Whitledge, of same City, Spinster.

At Eccleston, St. Peter's, or St. Bridget's, Chester. „ 28 John Filkin, of Boughton, and Ann Wilkinson, of

the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Tilston. At St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 28 John Kerfoot, of Huntington, and Ellen Harrison, of

same. Spinster. At Waverton, St. Oswald's, or

St. Mary's, Chester. ,, 31 Henry Jackson, of the City of Chester, and Rebecca

Croughton, of same. Spinster. At St. Oswald's,

Holy Trinity Church, or St. Peter's, Chester. Feb. I James Garrett, of Wimbols Trafford, Gentleman, and

Mary Pickering, of the City of Chester, Spinster.

Bondsman, William Thompson, Clerk. At the

Cathedral, Chester. ,, 2 Jonathan Dentith, of Poole, and Catherine Booth,

of same. Widow. At Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

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Feb. 2 Thomas Smith, of Woodside, Mariner, and Ellenor Plummer, of Woodchurch, Spinster. At Wood- church, Heswall, or Bidston.

„ 2 Samuel Billington, of W-oodchurch, and Mary Eccleston, of Overchurch, Spinster. At Overchurch, Heswall, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 2 William Barker, of Newton, Parish of Frodsham, and Elizabeth Sephton, of Tonge Green, Parish Barrow, Spinster. At Frodsham, or Barrow.

„ 3 William Churton, of Malpas, and Dorothy Hopley, of same. Bondsman, Joseph Churton. At Malpas, Chad, or Whitewell.

„ 3 John Artenstall, Parish of Manchester, and Margaret Barlow, of same. Bondsman, William Artenstall. At Salford, Didsbury, or Cheadle.

,, 4 Reginald Preston, of Chorley, Parish of Wilmslowe, and Mary Norbury, of Lower Alderley, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph Faulkner. At Wilmslowe, Aider- ley, or Moberley.

„ 7 Thomas Banner, of Stoke, to the OfHce of Parish Clerk in the Church and Parish of Stoke, on the nomination of Robert Cottrell, Minister there.

„ 10 William Salmon, of Morrey, Cheesmonger, and Mary Hughson, Parish of Bunbury, Spinster. Bonds- man, Roland Salmon. At Audlem, or Nampt- wich.

J, 12 Arthur Ickin, of Northwood, co. Salop, Gentleman, and Mary Dickett, of the City of Chester, Widow. Bondsman, William Cooke, of the City of Chester, Gentleman. At St. Michael's, or St. Bridget's, Chester.

„ 12 Richard Duncalfe, of Malpas, and Elizabeth Egerton, of Cholmondeley, Spinster. At Malpas, or one of the Chapels of Whitewell, or Chad.

„ 22 Robert Browne, of Farnworth, Clerk, and Elizabeth Naylor, of Cuerly, Widow. At Farnworth.

„ 25 Jacob [? James] Greatbach, of Buerton, and Dorothy Salmon, of Ryles Green, Spinster. Bondsman, John Boot. At Audlem, or Wrenbury.

,, 28 Catherine Brereton, of Darnall, Widow, to exercise the Office of a Midwife in the County of Chester. Mar. 2 John Cartwright, of Odrode [Odd Rode], and Mary Statham, of Brereton, Spinster. At Astbury, Brereton, or Sandbach.

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Mar. 27 Ralph Wood, of Macclesfield, and Hannah Taylor, [? 1 681] of Bollington, Spinster. At Prestbury, Stockport,

or Cheadle. „ 24 Francis Lloyd, of Crosemeare, Gentleman, and Mar- garet Roe, of Tushingham, Spinster. At Eccleston,

Malpas, or a Chapel in the Parish of Malpas. [1681] Mar. 25 PierceMassye, of the Forest of Delamere, and Catherine

Holbrooke, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Houlbrooke, of Little Budworth. At Whitegate,

or Little Budworth. „ 31 Richard Brereton, of the City of Chester, Ironmonger,

and Mary Davies, of Croughton, Parish of St.

Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Whitbye, At Stoake, St. Oswald's, or St. Peter's,

Chester. „ 31 Margaret, wife of Ralph Shyres, of Chatburne, co.

Lane, to exercise the Art of a Midwife in the

Diocese of Chester, on a testimonial from James

Hargreaves, Clerk, Minister of Colne. Apr. 2 Joseph Street, of the City of Chester, Gentleman,

and Frances Hurleston, of same. Widow. At

Bebbington, Eastham, or Woodchurch. ,, 2 Robert Gill, of Brombrough, and Hannah Wilson,

of Bidston, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Holy

Trinity Church, or St. Mary's, Chester. ,, 2 Thomas Carrington, of the City of Chester, Taylor,

and Ann Braddocke, of Gloverstone, Widow.

Bond, Alice Brindley, of Chester, Widow. At the

Cathedral, Chester. „ 4 Robert Peever, of the City of Chester, and Gainor

Williams, of same. Spinster. At St. John's, St.

Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 4 Richard Holland, of Tarpurley, and Elizabeth Neild,

of Utkinton. At Tarpurley, Bunbury, or Little

Budworth. „ 4 George Preston, of the City of Chester, Gentleman,

and Elizabeth Harding, of Minshull- Vernon, Widow.

At Tarvin, Waverton, St. Peter's, or the Cathedral,

Chester. „ 4 Robert Turner, of Hunsterson, Butcher, and Jane

Steele, of Wibunbury, Spinster, At Wibunbury,

Sandbach, or Namptwich. „ 4 Robert Harrison, of Gayton, MiUer, and Catherine

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Riley, of same, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, St. Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester. Apr. 6 John Pott, of Ranow [Rainow], and Jane Clarke, of same. At Prestbury, Macclesfield, or Chapels.

6 Richard Poole, of Chester, Haberdasher, and Jane

Broxup, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Partington. At St. Peter's, or St. John's, Chester.

7 Robert Peacocke, of Beeston, Turner, and Elizabeth

Edwards, of Acton, Spinster. At Bunbury, Over, or Namptwich. 7 Richard Grundye, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and Mary Eaton, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Baggaley. At the Cathedral, St. Oswald's, or the Chapel in the Bishop's Palace. II Richard Weaver, of Capenhurst, and Catherine Stan- thorne, of Lea, same Parish, Spinster. Bond, Jane Davies. At Backford. II John Lawrenson, of Newton, Parish Runcorne, and Elizabeth Higgenet, of Lower Whitley, Spinster. Bondsman, John Lawrenson, Father of above John. At Runcorne, Daresbury, or Aston. „ 12 John Browne, of Peel, Gentleman, and Ehzabeth Lowe, of same. Spinster. At the Cathedral, St. Peter's, or St. John's, Chester. „ 13 James Cumberbach, of Namptwich, Tanner, and EUinor Johnson, of the City of Chester, Widow. Bondsman, John Johnson. At Namptwich, or St. Mary's, Chester. „ 13 Thomas Bowker, of Sandbach, and Sarah Cliff e, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Urian Barrowes. At St. Mary's, or St. Olave's, Chester. „ 15 Thomas Crumpe, of Cawarden [Garden], and Eliza- beth Overton, of Broxon [Broxton], Spinster. At Tilston, Harthill, or the Cathedral, Chester. ,, 15 Ralph Poole, of the City of Chester, Draper, and Ann Kenricke, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Wynne. At St. John's, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 19 William Webster, of Prescott, Sadler, and Catherine Garnet, of same. At Prescot, Ormskirke, or Child- wall. „ 20 Henry Harpur, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Mary Harefinch, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, William

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Davies. At St. Oswald's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Apr. 21 Robert Duckworth, of Chatterton [Chadderton], and Deborah Knott, of same, Widow. At Prestwich, Oldham, or Rochdale.

„ 22 George Rowland, of Over Cawarden [Over Carden], and Alice Nichols, of Lower Cawarden [Lower Carden]. At Tilston, Hanley [Handley], or Stock- port.

„ 25 William Whitfeild, of Prescott, and Mary String- fellow, of Rannell [Rainhill], Spinster. At Prescot, Warrington, or Huyton.

„ 25 Timothy Wilson, of Birkenhead, and Ellen Hill, of Brombrough, Spinster, At Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 28 Thomas Booth, of the City of Chester, Shoomaker, and Margaret Warmingham, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Hankey. At the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 29 William Linney, of St. Oswald's Parish, Chester, and Elizabeth Ellis, of St. John's Parish, Chester, Spinster. At St. Osw^ald's, Chester.

„ 30 William Rowley, of Kinderton, Gentleman, and Eliza- beth Swinton, of Knutsford, Spinster. Bondsman, John Cotton, Gentleman. At Rosthorne, Knuts- ford, or Peover. May 3 William Swift, of Stapleford, and Margaret Vause, of same. Spinster. At Tarvin.

„ 4 Robert Acson, of Shotwicke Lodge, Gentleman, and Christiana Moland, of Namptwich, Spinster. At any Church or Chapel in the Diocese of Chester.

,, 5 George Brock, of the City of Chester, and Sarah Fearnihalgh, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Francis Corbishall. At St. Peter's, Holy Trinity Church, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 6 Thomas Renshall, of Barton, and Jane Williamson, of Glutton, Spinster. At Coddington.

,, 9 Ralph Downes, of Agden, and Jane Corke, of Red- brooke, Spinster. Bondsman, William Cowet. At Malpasse, St. Mary's, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 9 Isaac Child, of Sandbach, and Ann Harrison, of Nampt- wich. Bondsman, John Wright. At Namptwich, or Wybunbury.

„ II Charles Griffith, of the City of Chester, Tnholder,

20 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1681

and Elizabeth Worrall, of Hanbridge, Spinster, At Holy Trinity Church, St. John's, or St. Peter's, Chester. May 14 Benjamin Robinson, of Sutton, Parish of Eastham, and Mary Dod, of Peckforton, Spinster. At Bun- bury, Eastham, or Harthill. 9 Thomas Rycroft, of Westhaughton, and Jane Shawe, of Ansleyarke [Anglezarke], Spinster. At Dean, Bolton, or Rivington. 17 John Covvper, of Namptwich, and Bridget Meakins, of Drayton, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Draper. At Audlem. 19 John Dalbye, of West Kirkby, Mariner, and Catherine Birkby, Parish of Woodchurch, Spinster. At Woodchurch, West Kirkby, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 13 Robert Chaderton, and Hannah Heywood, of Prest-

wich. At Manchester, Prestwich, or Oldham. „ 13 Joseph Allen, and Mary Allen, of Rosthorne, Spinster. At Rosthorne, Stockport, Northerden, or Bowden. „ 13 James Menocke, of the Parish of Midleton, and Anne Fearnall, of same, Spinster. At Midleton, Bury, or Rochdale. „ 23 James Croxton, of Cranage, and Sarah Woolridge, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Croxton. At Astbury, Sandbach, or Goostrey. „ 23 Richard Buckley, Esquire, Son and Heir Apparent of Lord Robert Buckley, Viscount Casheels [Cashel], in the Kingdom of Ireland, and Mary Egerton, daughter of Sir Phillip Egerton, of Oulton, Baronet. Bondsman, William Price, of Baronhill, co. Anglicey [Anglesey], Gentleman. Any Church, Co. Chester. „ 24 Lawrence Plant, of Elton, Parish of Bury, and Mar- garet Kay, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Greenhalgh, Gentleman. Bury, Prestwich, or Has- lingden. „ 26 Nathaniel Griffith, of Broomhall, Gentleman, and Margaret Bostocke, of Buckley, Spinster. Bonds- man, Francis Searson [sic]. At Bunbury, Wren- bury, or Harthill. „ 26 Thomas Hankey, of Lea-Newbald, and Margaret Mort, of Wrenbury, Widow. At Wrenbury, Nampt- wich, or Bruera. June 2 Samuel Price, of Stapleford, and Margaret Sellar,

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of Tarvin, Spinster. At Tarvin, Eastham, or St. Mary's, Chester. June 3 Randal Hutchinson, of Namptwich, and Margaret Barker, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Forshall. At Bunbury, Wistaston, or Wrenbury.

„ 3 George Piatt, of Faddiley, and Ann Bettiley, of Bur- land, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Cliffe. At Baddiley, Namptwich, or Wrenbury.

„ 4 Peter Scott, of Talk-o'th'Hill, and Alice Hollins, of Betchton, Widow. Bondsman, Ralph Throppe. At Sandbache.

,, 6 Samuel Wolfe, of Hadderton, and Elizabeth Green, of Wibunbury, Spinster. Bondsman, Isaac Wolfe. At Wibunbury, Sandbach, or Namptwich.

,, 1 3 John Barker, Parish of Great Budworth, and Elizabeth Paver, of Northwich, Widow. Bondsman, Peter Barker. At Great Budworth, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 15 James Stephenson, of Shinton, and Brosia Dickins, Parish of Acton, Spinster. Bondsman, Hu. Owen. At Wrenbury, or Burladam.

„ 17 John Hall, Parish of Sandbach, and Martha Swethen- ham, of Bosley, Spinster. Bondsman, George Stanier. At Astbury, Sandbach, or Congleton.

,, 17 Nathaniel Bathoe, of the City of Chester, Tanner, and Catherine Jenkinson, Parish of West Kirkby, Spinster. At Christleton, St. Peter's, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 20 Richard Tomkin, of Hampton, and Elizabeth Grine- sore, of Little Budworth, Spinster. At Harthill.

„ 23 John Foster, of Norley, and Mary Smethurst, of same. Spinster. At Waverham, Barrow, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 23 ThomasCotton, of Congleton, Gentleman, and Dorothy Hollinshead, of same, Spinster. Bond, Mary Shawe, Widow. At Astbury.

„ 24 William Shalcrosse, of Manchester, and Mary Pycroft, of Kermeshulme [Kirkmanshulme], Parish of Man- chester, Spinster. At Manchester, or Didsbury.

„ 24 William Fletcher, of Tattenhall, and Mary Dod, of same. Spinster. At Tattenhall, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 24 Edward Venables, of Witton, and EHzabeth Percivall, of same. At Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

22 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1681

June 24 Hannah, wife of Thomas Green, of Over, co. Chester,

to practice the Office of a Midwife. 25 Thomas Podmore, of Stadmoreloe, and Sarah Cart- wright, of Astbury, Spinster. At Astbury. 25 Thomas KeeHng, of Knutsford, and Mary Hammersley,

of same. Spinster. At Tarvin, Davenham, or

Witton. „ 28 Benjamin Greenhalgh, of Namptwich, and Ann Brod-

bent, of Reesheath, Spinster. At Wibunbury,

Wistaston, or Wrenbury. „ 28 Francis Broome, of Ckitton, and Jane Wooley, of

Chowley, Spinster. At Malpas, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. „ 29 John Arderne, of Peele, Gentleman, and Rachel

Richardson, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bonds- man, WilHam Farrington. At Tarvin, St. Peter's,

or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 30 Thomas Marsh, of Kilcrew, and Mary Prestbury, of

Astbury, Spinster. Bondsman, William Daile. At

Astbury, or Sandbach. July 5 Thomas Ireland, of Wells Green, Gentleman, and Mary

Wright, Parish of Wibunbury, Spinster. At Barrow,

Sandbach, Bunbury, or Wistwaston. „ 6 John Cooper, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and

Martha Eare, of same, Spinster. At Holt. „ 7 William Probye, of the City of Chester, Goldsmith,

and Elizabeth Hulme, of same. Spinster. At St.

Mary's, or St. Bridget's, Chester. „ 9 Richard Smalwood, of Davenham, Gentleman, and

Ann Eaton, of same. Widow. At Davenham, Little

Budworth, or Over. ,, 9 Christopher Davies, of Tranmore, and Elizabeth

Chantrell, of Knoctorum, Spinster. Bondsman,

Randle Mosse. At Woodchurch, or Leverpoole. ,, 9 Simon Jones, of New Rudner [New Radnor], Clerk,

and Susan Saint Beard, of Nether Tabley, Widow.

At Budworth, or Rosthorne, or any Chapel in the

same Parishes. ,, II John Thomas, of Larton, and Hannah Jones, of

Bickerton, Spinster. At Wrenbury, Bunbury, or

the Cathedral, Chester. „ 14 Thomas Reeves, of Boughton, and Mary Randies,

of the City of Chester, Widow. Bondsman, Joseph

Morton. At the Cathedral, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

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July 15 George Barber, of Prestbury, and Sarah Taylor, of

Norbury, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph Faulkner.

At Stockport, Cheadle, or Taxall. „ 15 Robert Vernon, of Over, and Sarah Dudlow, of

Carringham, Spinster. Bondsman, John Cotton,

Gentleman. At Gawsworth, Bosley, or Church-

Hulme. ,, 16 John Smith, of Namptwich, and Mary Blague, of same.

Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Smith, Father of

said John Smith. At Wibunbury, Wrenbury, or

Namptwich. „ 16 Thomas Johnson, of Huxley, and Lydia Buckley,

of Rowton, Spinster. At the Cathedral, St. John's,

or St. Peter's, Chester. ,, 20 Charles Hewley, of Hurdsfeild, Gentleman, and

Hester Oldham, of the Parish of Prestbury,

Spinster. At Prestbury, Wilmeslowe, or Great

Budworth. ,, 20 Robert Barlovve, of Mobberley, and Martha Newton,

of Rungeall, Spinster. Bondsman, John War- burton. At Mobberley, Bowden, or Knutsford. „ 25 Robert Tue, of Frodsham, and Ann Carter, of same,

Spinster. Bondsman, John Tue. At Frodsham,

or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 26 Thomas Morris, of Kennion, Parish of Winwicke, and

Ann Morris, of Lawton, in the same Parish, Spinster.

At Winwicke, or Leigh. ,, 26 William Greaves, of West Derby, and Margaret

Howard, of Knowsley, Spinster. At Huyton, or

Walton. „ 27 John Smith, of Rowley Hill, and Ellenor Crump, of

Cawarden [Garden], Spinster. At Eccleston, or

St. John's, Chester. ,, 28 Samuel Ainsworth, of Winwicke, and Mary Sherlocke,

of same. Spinster. At Winwicke, or any Chapel

in the Parish. „ 29 Richard Done, of Huxley, and Mary Billington, of

Little Budworth, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas

Walmsley of the City of Chester, Ironmonger. At

Little Budworth, or Over. „ 29 Daniel Parson, of Wettenhall, and Elizabeth Percivall,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Woollam. At

St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 30 John Barlowe, of Great Neston, and Mary Milner, of

24 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1681

Ledsham, Spinster. At Neston, Backford, or St. John's, Chester. Aug. 3 John King, of the City of Chester, Baker, and Ellen Curtis, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, James Gaulter. At St. Oswald's, St. Mary's, or St. Michael's, Chester. 3 William King, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Baker, and Sarah Burges, of Plemstall, Widow. Bonds- man, Robert Cotton. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

„ 9 Simon Simcowe, of Spurstowe, and Eli7abeth Blagge, of Burland, Widow. Bondsman, Richard Sim- cowe. At Bunbury, Acton, or Wrenbury.

„ 13 Thomas Neild, of Presseheys, and Joan Bebbington, of Woollerton, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 13 John Perrin, of Frodsham, and Margaret Fletcher, of Alvenley, Spinster. Bondsman, Daniel White- head. At the Cathedral, Chester.

,, 12 John Brodhurst, of Barrow, and Margaret Poughton, of Manley. At Frodsham, Plemstall, or Guilden- Sutton. Bondsman, Ralph Bellis.

,, 17 William Gaskell, Parish of Gawsworth, and Lydia Moumford, Parish of Prestbury. Bondsman, Philip Rathbone. At Gawsworth, or Prestbury.

,, 19 Thomas Charnocke, of Nesse, and Martha Hancocke, of same. Spinster. At Burton, Shotwicke, or Heswall.

„ 19 Samuel Yannis, of Didsbury, Gentleman, and Margaret Mainwaring, of Warford, Spinster. Bondsman, Joseph Proudlove. At Flixton, Bowder, or Eccles.

„ 20 WilHam Dicas, of Lower Kinnerton, and Jane Wright, of same, Widow. At Dodleston, St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 20 Samuel Dean, of Namptwich, Glover, and Phoebe Phithean, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John Gleave. At Namptwich, Acton, or Minshull.

„ 23 William Starkey, of Weverham, and Ellen Wilbraham, of Tiverton, Spinster. Bondsman, John Done, of Acton. At Namptwich, Tarvin, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 27 William Shone, of the City of Chester, and Alice Filkin, of same. Spinster.

„ 27 Richard Minshull, of Tarpurley, and Mary Hardy, of Huntington, Spinster. At Holt, Farndon, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

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Aug. 31 Henry Ellison, of Wavertree, and Phoebe Briscowe, of Toxteth Park, Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Ellison. At Childwall, Walton, or Huyton.

,, 31 Edward Fearnes, of Wavertree, Watchmaker, and Sarah Potter, of same, Spinster. At Childwall, Walton, or Huyton. ^^P- 5 John Sutton, of Newton near Daresbury, and Mar- garet Taylor, of Sutton, Parish of Runcorn, Spinster. At Runcorn, or Aston.

„ 10 Peter Street, Parish of Shotwicke, and Margaret Mores, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Fox. At Shotwicke, Eastham, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

„ 14 James Greenhalgh, of Peele, and Elizabeth Cawley, of Kelsall-hill, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Moul- son. At Tarvin.

„ 19 Thomas Meols, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and Mary Bristall, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Spin- ster. Bondsman, John Shard. At St. Oswald's, St. John's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 19 John Heath, of Eaton, Parish of Tarpurley, and Alice Hope, of Kelsall, Spinster. Bondsman, William Nicholas. At Tarpurley, or Tarvin.

„ 20 Thomas Jenkinson, of Beaumarice, and Margaret Rutter, of Frodsham, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, or the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 20 Richard Shone, Parish of St. Martin's, Chester, and Catherine Chapman, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Widow. Bondsman, Francis Jackson. At St. Martin's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester, or at Christleton.

„ 21 Thomas Adams, of Burland, and Mary Bury, of Namptwich, Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester.

., 26 John Kirkes, Parish of St. Michael's, Chester, and Frances Evans, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Foster. At St. Michael's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 27 Thomas Dore, of Waverham, and Elizabeth Chrimes, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Barker. xA.t Waverham.

„ 28 Richard Halliwell, of Preston, Gentleman, and Sarah Eccleston, of same, Spinster. At Preston in Amounderness, or Ormskirk.

„ 29 John Parker, of Barton, and Elizabeth Massie, of Wrenbury, Spinster. At W^enbury.

26 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1681

Sep. 29 William Edge, of Manchester, Chapman, and Catherine Warren, of Leverpoole, Widow. At Manchester, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 30 Richard Bromiloe, of Manley, and Jane Wilhams,

of same, Spinster. At St. John's, Chester. „ 29 Ralph Poughton, of Manley, Parish of Frodsham, and Sarah Yearsley, of Croxton, Spinster. At Frodsham, Barrow, or St. Peter's, Chester. „ 30 John Allen, of Greenhills, co. Chester, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Hough, of Coxhall, Widow. At Warrington, Daresbury, or Witton. „ 30 Francis Evans, of Willaston, Parish of Neston, and Ellenor Green, of same. Widow. Bondsman, Joseph Mores. At Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Oct. 3 WilHam Maddocke, of the City of Chester, and Eliza- beth Taylor, of same. Widow. Bondsman, Thomas Thompson. At the Cathedral, Chester. 5 Thomas Peacocke, of Alpraham, and Margery Bettiley, of same. Spinster. At Bunbury, Malpas, or Audlem. 5 Richard Newton, of Congleton, and Ann Alger, of Astbury, Spinster. Bond, Jane Jenkinson. At Astbury, or Sandbach. 15 Randal Merrill, of Wigland, and Elizabeth Cunnowes,

of Chidlowe, Spinster. At Malpas, or Harthill. 17 Henry Lowton, of Rainhill, Tanner, and Jane Lither- land, of Prescott, Widow. Bondsman, Wilham Heys. At Prescot, Huyton, or Farnworth. 22 Joseph Newall, of Utkinton, and Elizabeth Bennett, of Elton, Spinster. At Thornton, Tarporley, or the Cathedral, Chester.

26 Joseph Pemberton, of the City of Chester, Blacksmith, and Jane Griffith, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Johnson. At the Cathedral, Chester.

27 John Bourne, of Congleton, Gentleman, and Bridgett Poole, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester.

29 Wilham Lowe, Parish of Standish, and Elizabeth Bruen, of Hargreaves, Widow. Bondsman, Thomas WiUiams. At Eastham, Hargreaves, or St. Martin's Chester.

30 WilHam Davies, of Farndon, and Sarah Sharpe, of Holt, Spinster. At Farndon, Holt, Pulford, or Bruera.

31 Peter Wood, of Knutsford, Gentleman, and Mary

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Svvinton, of Gorstich, Widow, At Weverham, Christleton, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Nov. 2 Edward Billington, of Weverham, a Literate Person, to the Ol^ce of Parish Clerk in the Church and Parish of Weverham, on nomination by John Barber, Clerk, Vicar there. „ 3 Ralph Morrall, of Tilstocke, and Mary Bankes, of Chorley, Spinster. Bondsman, Francis Jackson, of the City of Chester. At Wrenbury. • ,, 4 Richard Bird, of the City of Chester, Tanner, and Martha Mather, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Charles Moulson. At St. John's, Chester. „ 8 Daniel Royle, of Great Peover, and Jane Fentham, of Knutsford, Spinster. At Pulford, Knutsford, or Lower Peover. „ 9 Richard Taylor, of Longton, co. Staff., Gentleman, and Mary Bromhall, of Namptwich, Spinster. Bondsman, John Bromhall, Sister [brother ?] of said Mary. At Acton, Namptwich, or Wrenbury. „ 10 Thomas Broster, of Kelshall [Kelsall], and Dorothy Downes, of Little Mouldsworth, Spinster. Bonds- man, Thomas Winpenny. At Tarvin. ,, 15 Thomas Whittingham, of Tilston, Clerk, and Eliza- beth Alport, of Overton, Spinster. Bondsman, John Ley. At Malpas, Tilston, Hanley, or Coding- ton. „ 15 Richard Smith, of Talk-upon-the-Hill, and Anne Whitehall, of Mould, Spinster. Bondsman, James Smith, Father of said Richard. At Astbury, Sand- bach, or Church Lawton. „ 18 Thomas Bromhall, of Macclesfield, Physician, and Mary Aspinwall, of Leverpoole, Spinster. Bonds- man, Robert Anderson. At Macclesfield, Lever- poole, or Midlewich. „ 18 John Carlill, of Rumworth, and Ellinor Martin, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Greenall. At Dean. „ 23 John Hickson, of Little Budworth, Watchmaker, and Ellen Lowton, of Crowton, Spinster. At Waverham, or Witton. „ 24 Ralph Buckley, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and Mary Murrey, Parish of St. Martin's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Bedward, At the Cathedral, Chester.

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Nov. 24 Joseph Longworth, of Childwall, and Sarah Mercer,

of same, Spinster. At Childwall, or Walton. „ 29 Peter Smethwicke, of Smethwicke, Gentleman, and

Susan Brown, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At

the Cathedral, Chester, Midlewich, or St. Mary's,

Chester. 30 RobertRoberts, of theCity of Chester, and Jane Booth,

Parish of Hanley. Bondsman, Thomas Gibbons.

At Hanley, Waverton, Holy Trinity Church, or

St. Peter's, Chester. Dec. I Thomas Hughes, of the City of Chester, Tanner, and

EHzabeth Cottingham, of Neston, Spinster. At the

Cathedral, St. John's, Chester, or Hanley. „ 5 Thomas Nevett, of Thornton-in-le-Moors, and Mary

Clarke, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, William

Paine. At the Cathedral, St. Peter's, or St. John's,

Chester. ,, 6 Peter Stockton, of Franckbye, and Hannah Yong, of

same, Spinster. At Leverpoole, or West Kirkbye. „ 7 John Hassall, of Sandbach, and Mary Whittakers,

of same. Bondsman, John Shawe. At Sandbach,

Church-MinshuU, or Bartomley. ,, 7 James Baker, of Farndon, and Dorothy Jenkins, of

same. Spinster. At Farndon, Holt, or Shocklache. „ 8 Richard Plum, of the City of Chester, Parish of St.

Peter's, and Mary Griffith, of same. Spinster.

Bondsman, Edward Croughton. At Holy Trinity

Church, or St. Peter's, Chester. ,, 8 Charles Dickinson, of the City of Dublin, Clothier,

and Rebecca Meacocke, of the City of Chester,

Spinster. At St. John's, Chester. ,, 13 Henry Mayson, of the City of Chester, and Jane

Griffith, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster.

Bondsman, Samuel Kelsall. At the Cathedral, or

St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 14 Robert Hinton, of Rushton, and Sarah Wright, of

Tarvin, Spinster. Bondsman, Isaac Sharpe. At

St. Michael's, or St. Bridget's, Chester. ,, 17 WiUiam Smith, of Thurstaston, and Margaret Brown,

of Burton, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Dawson.

At Bebington, Thurstaston, or Woodchurch. „ 19 Peter Pemberton, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, and

Elizabeth Warrington, Parish of St. Bridget's,

Chester, Spinster Bondsman^ Henry Hall. At

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St. Bridget's, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Martin's Chester. Dec. 20 John Smith, of Croughton, and Hannah Cappur, of Calveley, Widow. At Bunbury, or Church MinshuU.

,, 21 Thomas Dod, of Peckforton, and Margaret Bostocke, of Boursley [Burwardsley], Spinster. At Bunbury or Harthill.

„ 21 Joseph Wade, of Wrenbury, and Frances Heath, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Gamull. At Backford, Wrenbury, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 22 Randal Hopley, of Shocklache, and Alice Webster, of Bickley, Spinster. At Shocklache, Malpas, or Coddington.

„ 24 John Kerrison, of Dodleston, and Ellen Edge, of Whitchurch, Spinster. At Dodleston, Hanmer, or Malpas.

„ 26 William Whitbye, of Ashton, Parish of Tarvin, and Ellen Hall, of Aston-heath, Parish of Runcorne, Spinster. At Tarvin, Barrow, or Daresbury.

„ 28 Robert Holland, of Namptwich, and Sarah Eaton, of Tarpurley, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Colbach. At Wibunbury.

,, 28 Samuel Watkis, of Horton, and Hannah Rutter, of Micklye, Parish of Wrenburye, Spinster. Bonds- man, Thomas Grimbles. At Wrenbury.

„ 29 WiUiam Edmunds, of the City of Chester, Weaver, and Mary Hughes, Parish of Holy Trinity, Chester, Widow. At Holy Trinity Church, St. Peter's, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 31 William Craven, of Pulford, and Jane Starkey, Parish of Great Budworth, Spinster. Bondsman, George Guest, Clerk, Rector of Pulford. At Great Bud- worth. Jan. 6 John Moores, of Thurstaston, and Alice Briscowe, of Caldy, Widow. At the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 6 William Fox, of Great Saughall, and Mary Mather, of Burton, Spinster. Bond, Ellen Fox, Mother of said William Fox. At Shotwicke, or the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 7 George Cartwright, of Helsbye, and Martha Davies, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Randal Foulkes. At Frodsham, Ince, or Thornton.

„ 9 James Yates, of Marple, and Susan Hollingworth, of Baileybooth, Spinster. At Stockport, or Motram.

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Jan. 10 Edward Brereton, of the City of Chester, and Mary

Fletcher, of same, Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester. „ II Thomas Johnson, of Buglawton, and Mary Hulme,

of Odrode [Odd Rode], Spinster. Bond, Jane

Jenkinson. At Astbury. 12 Richard Yates, of the City of Chester, Slater, and

Catherine Slater, of same. Spinster. At St.

Michael's, Chester. 14 Wilham Reece, of the City of Chester, and Sarah Dod,

of Crabhall, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, St. Peter's,

or St. Mary's, Chester. 18 Gerard Winstanley, of Leverpoole, Chemist, and

Rebecca Abram, of Warrington, Spinster. Bonds- man, Thomas Croft. At Winwick, Warrington,

or Leverpoole. 18 William Finchett, of Tarpurley, and Catherine Hall,

of same. Bondsman, John Eaton. At Tarpurley,

Namptwich, or Bunbury. 18 Thomas Croft, of Toxteth Park, Mercer, and Margaret

Dannat, of Leverpoole. At Walton, or Leverpoole.

20 Ralph Rollinson, of Waverton, and Sarah Batrich, of same. Spinster, At Waverton, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

21 Leonard Newhall, of Clotton, and Margaret Hunter, of Duddon, Spinster. At Tarvin, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

23 Samuel Dicas, of the City of Chester, Brewer, and

Ann Culme, of same, Spinster. At the Cathedral,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. 23 Robert Webster, of Ince, and Margaret Highfeild,

of Great Budworth, Spinster. At Ince, Frodsham,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. 23 Thomas Button, of the City of Chester, Tallow

Chandler, and Jane Fazaker, of the City of Chester,

Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester. 25 Thomas Johnson, of Ince, and Mary Wood, of Kingsley,

Spinster. Bondsman, John Johnson, Father of said

Thomas Johnson. At Frodsham.

27 Roger Drinkwater, of Stockport, and Elizabeth Bradley, of same. At Stockport, Prescot, or Frod- sham.

28 Thomas Fincett, of Tattenhall, and Ann Biggins, of Tarvin, Widow. At Tarpurley, Tarvin, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

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Jan. 28 Thomas Green, of Whitchurch, and Elizabeth Hopley, of Malpas, Spinster. Bondsman, Randal Hopley, Father of said Elizabeth Hopley. At Malpas, or any Chapel within the Parish. ,, 30 John Nangreave, of Helsbye in Frodsham Parish, and Ann Chamberlane, of Chalton, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Griihth. At Backford. ,, 31 Benjamin Jacob, of Churton, Gentleman, and Eliza- beth Gill, of same. Spinster. At Aldford. Feb. 3 Thomas Kinsey, Parish of Astbury, and Ann Hart, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Proudlove. At Astbury, or Church-Lawton . ,, 4 Thomas Walker, of Tattenhall, and Margaret Griffith, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Buckley. At Harthill, or St. Martin's, Chester. „ 7 John Acton, Gentleman, of the City of Chester, and Sarah Aston, of same City, Spinster. At Christie- ton, St. Mary's, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 8 John Gerard, of Werneth, Parish of Stockport, licenced to practice the Art of Medicine in the whole Diocese of Chester on Testimonials of George Halstead, Doctor of Medicine, and Nathaniel Banne, Licentiate of Medicine. „ 10 Robert Bruse, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and Ellen Long, Parish of St. John's, Chester. Bondsman, John Lawton. At St. Oswald's, Chester. „ II John Warburton, of Mickle Trafford, and Ellen Cartwright, of same. Spinster. At Plemstall, or Barrow. „ II John Done, of Stapleford, and Mary Catherall, of same. Spinster. At Tarvin, St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. ,, 14 Hugh Hopley, of Macclesfield, and Mary Berrin, of same. Bondsman, William Smith. At Prestbury, Macclesfield, or Gawsworth. „ 18 Thomas Urmston, of Grange, Parish of West Kirkbye, and Ann Warrington, of same. At West Kirkbye, or Wallizey [Wallasey]. „ 22 William Piatt, of Beeston, and Mary Hitchen, of Waverton, Widow. At Waverton, St. Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 22 Richard Higginson, of Abby Lordshippe, Parish of Audlem, and Margaret Dickens, Parish of Acton,

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Spinster. Bondsman, Hu. Owen. At Audlem,

Wrenbury, or Marbury. Feb. 22 Peter Brown, of Bromhall, and Sarah Pownall,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Foden. At

Stockport, Cheadle, or Wilmslowe. 20 William Neild, of Tarvin, and Sarah Hide, of Bar- row, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Walmsley. At

Tarvin, Barrow, or Tarpurley. 25 John Person, of Oulton Lowe, and Margaret Potter

of Bradley, Spinster. Bondsman, Gerrard Potter.

At Frodsham. 25 Thomas Barnes, of the City of Chester, Mayson, and

Abigail Lache, of Broughton, Spinster. At St.

Mary's, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Martin's,

Chester. 25 William Whittaker, of Iscoyd, Parish of Holt, and

Frances Shone, of Tilston, Spinster. Bondsman,

George Piatt. At Malpasse, or Tilston. 27 Thomas Hide, Parish of Prestbury, and Elizabeth

Dale, of same. Bondsman, Peter Leigh, Clerk.

At Prestbury, or Stockport. 27 Thomas Jackson, of Namptwich, and Ann Glegge,

of the City of Chester, Spinster. At Barrow, Holy

Trinity Church, Chester, or the Cathedral, Chester. 2 John Gardner, of Alpram, and Mary Sheen, of Tilston,

Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Brescie, Gentleman.

At Bunbury, Tarvin, or Little Budworth.

8 Hugh Wicksted, of the City of Chester, and Mary Dod, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Spinster. At the Cathedral, or St. Mary's, Chester.

9 Richard Illidge, of Shevington, and Sarah Harding, of Haslington. Bondsman, Thomas Corker. At Bartomley, Sandbache, or Wistaston.

9 WilUam Becke, Parish of Manchester, and EHzabeth Birch, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Nicholas Morgan, Gentleman. At the Collegiate Church of Manchester, or a Chapel within that Parish. 18 EHzabeth Merry e. Parish of Christleton, Widow, licensed to practice the Art of a Midwife in the County of Chester. [1682] Mar. 27 Richard Brownbill, of Mountgomery, Gentleman, and Cecily Morgell, of Moston, Spinster. At Back- ford.

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Apr. 3 Randal Farrer, of Acton, Parish of Weverham, and Elizabeth Litlemore, of same, Spinster. At Wever- ham, Warrington, or Witton.

,, 4 Ralph Buckley, of Hargreaves, and Elizabeth Dalby, Parish of St Mary's, Chester, Widow. At the Cathedral, or St. Mary's on the Hill, Chester.

,, 5 Richard Clutton, of Overton, Parish of Malpas, and Ann Leche, Parish of Malpas, Spinster. At Malpas, Harthill, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 5 Thomas Griffith, Parish of St. Bridget's, Chester, and Elizabeth Shurlock, of same. Widow. At St. Bridget's, St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 7 Robert Armfield, of Macclesfield, Grocer, and Mary Barber, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Smalwood. At Prestbury, Macclesfield, or Astbury.

„ 5 WiUiam Plumley, of the City of Chester, Merchant, and Jane Hulton, of Abbey Court in the City of Chester, Spinster. At the Cathedral, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, 14 John Hough, of Thornton-in-le-Hough [sic], and Sarah Dod, of Crabhall, Spinster. At Backford, Neston, or St. Mary's, Chester,

,, 15 Francis Hall, of Bosley, and Sarah Deane, of same, Spinster. At Prestbury, Gawsworth, or Bosley.

,, 15 Joseph Walker, of the City of Chester, Taylor, and Catherine Asmall, of same, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, St. Mary's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 15 John Wilson, of Willaston, Parish of Neston, and Elizabeth Moores, of Burton, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Farrington. At Shotwicke, Burton, or Neston.

,, 20 Robert Lewis, of Alvinley, and Alice Oulton, of Helsbye, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester.

,, 25 Samuel Harrison of Boughton, and Mary Pickering, of Crowton, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, 24 Nicholas Prescott, of Hindley, and Abigail Holte, of Sharpe, Parish of Bolton, Spinster. At Wigan, Bolton, or Blackburne.

,, 26 John Heath, of Over, and Margaret Hickson, of same. Spinster. Bond, Jane, wife of Hugh Brooks, and Philip Taylor, of the City of Chester. At Over, Acton, or Tarpurley,

„ 26 Hugh Parson, of Great Budworth, and Margaret

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Briscoe, of same, Spinster. At Great Budworth,

Davenham, or Over. Apr. 29 Robert Robinson, Parish of St. John's, Chester,

Tanner, and Catherine Nichols, of same. Spinster.

Bondsman, Nathaniel Bathoe. At St. John's,

St. Oswald's, or St. Peter's, Chester. May I John Dod, of Grafton, and Margaret Jones, of the

City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Francis

Jackson. At St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester. „ I Robert Aired, of Barton, co. Lane, and Elizabeth

Richardson, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Robert

Oldfeld, Gentleman. At Flixton, or the Cathedral,

Chester. „ 2 Peter Deakin, a literate person, licenced to the Of^ce

of Parish Clerk in the Church and Parish of Barrow,

on personal election of Mr. Whittle, Curate of

Barrow. „ 5 George Broster, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and

Sarah Sanders, of same, Widow. Bondsman,

Robert Cotton. At Backford, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. „ 8 Edward Wilhamson, of Tarbucke, and Margaret

Brees, of Great Stanney, Spinster. Bondsman,

John Bradshawe. At St. Oswald's, St. John's,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 9 Ralph Bates, of Fearnhead, and Catherine Whitby,

of Dunham-on-the-Hill, Spinster. Bondsman,

Jonathan Whitbye. At Thornton. „ II John Ridley, of Smalwood, and Catherine Walker,

of Congleton, Spinster. At Astbury, or Sand-

bache. „ II Licence to Joseph Moreton, of Great Boughton, on

Testimonial from Allan Pennington, Doctor of

Medicine, Nathaniel Banne, Licentiate of Medicine,

and Jonathan Whitby, Surgeon licentiate, to practice

the art of a Surgeon in the Diocese of Chester. „ 12 Robert Oldfeld, of Barton, co. Lane, Gentleman, and

EUenor Leigh, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, John Hulton, of the City of Chester,

Gentleman. At Thornton, Barrow, Waverton, or

in any Church in Chester. „ 6 Thomas Brundrett, of Elton, and Ehzabeth Tomhn-

son, of same. Spinster. At Thornton.

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May 1 3 Samuel Tapley, of Tiverton, and Ann Patt, of Beeston, Spinster. Bondsman, George Dutton. At Bun- bury, Tarpurley, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 19 Matthew Wright, of Buglavvton, and Ann Brodhurst, of Mutlow, Parish of Gawsworth. Bondsman, William Thornicroft. At Astbury, Gawsworth, or Sandbache. 1^05094

„ 26 John Harvey, of the City of Chester, Clerk, and Margaret Adams, of same, Widow. Bondsman, Nathan Jollye. At Eastham, Guilden Sutton, or St. Michael's, Chester. June I John Shone, of Broughton, co. Flint, Tanner, and Jane Ball, of Holt, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Gibbons. At Holt, or St. Michael's, Chester.

,, 6 William Clayton, of Blackburne, and Catherine Ashton, Parish of Bunbury. At Blackburne, or Bunbury.

,, 9 Thomas Jones, of Deesargh [Dyserth], co. Flint, and Magdalene Jones, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Hugh Roberts. At the Cathedral, St. Michael's, or St. Olave's, Chester.

,, 14 John Banner, of Frodsham, and Margaret Woodward, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Warburton. At Frodsham, or Grappenhall.

,, 17 Thomas Breese, of Shorley, co. Flint, and Jane Apleton, of Farndon, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, St. Michael's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

,, 20 Henry Hunt, of Leverpoole, and EUenor Edwards, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Porter. At Shocklache, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Olave's, Chester.

,, 22 Benjamin Ratcliffe, of the City of Chester, Ironmonger, and Elizabeth Moulson, of same. Spinster. Bonds- man, Samuel Dutton. At St. John's, St. Peter's, or St. Michael's, Chester.

„ 23 John Stannyer, of Bassford, and Elizabeth Clayton, of Minshall Vernon, Spinster. At Wibunbury, Midlewich, or Coppenhull.

„ 23 Urian Dean, of Macclesfeild, and Priscilla Pickford, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Joseph Philips. At Astbury, or Macclesfeild.

,, 24 Samuel Sproston, of Whitchurch, and Susan Jackson, of Tushingham, Spinster. At St. Martin's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

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June 24 Henry Wilbraham, of Tiverton, and Mary Barlow, of Dodleston, Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Owen. At Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 26 Richard Kellye, of the City of Chester, and Anne Prince, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Isaac Willoughbie. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

„ 26 William Lithe, of Whitchurch, and Hannah Beckit, of Malpas, Spinster. Bondsman, WilHam Morris. At St. Peter's, Chester.

„ 27 Robert Browne, of Geaton [Gayton], and Margaret Hoole, of Heswall, Widow. At St. Oswald's, or St. Peter's, Chester.

„ 27 John Leadbeater, of Manchester, Draper, and Eliza- beth Waite, of same, Spinster. At Manchester, Prestwich, or Eccles.

„ 27 John Lloyd, of Gwrych, co. Denbigh, and Catherine Grifhth, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At Eccleston, Shotwicke, or St. Martin's, Chester.

„ 28 Josia Gorst, Parish St. Olave's, Chester, and Dorothy Eccles, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester. At Hanley, St. Olave's, or St. Peter's, Chester.

„ 28 Richard Wright, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and Ursula Tannat, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Janion. At St. Oswald's, St. John's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 29 Samuel Heward, of Weever, and Mary Shalcrosse, of

same. Spinster. At Acton, Namptwich, or Wrenbury.

July 6 Matthew Booth, of Bury, and Elizabeth Bury, of

same. Bondsman, Henry Bury. At Edenfeild,

or Holcomb.

„ 8 Thomas Handley, of Tattenhall, and Mary Powell, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Handley, senior, father to abovesaid Thomas. At Tatten- hall, St. Bridget's, or St. Michael's, Chester.

„ 8 Joseph Spann, of Brombrough, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Bennet, Parish of Neston, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Turner. At the Cathedral, Chester, Eastham, Neston, or Leverpoole.

„ II James Brookes, Parish of Sanbache, and Mary Slater, of Church-Hulme. Bondsman, Richard Yates. At Sandbache, or Church-Hulme.

„ II William Lloyd, of Leverpoole, Milliner, and Sarah Stevenson, of Peele, Spinster. At Barthomley, or Namptwich.

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July 19 Thomas Yong, of Childer-Thornton, and Mary Bagnall, of Nether Poole, Spinster. At Eastham, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 20 Robert Pye, of Upton, and Ellen Clough, of Barrow, Spinster. Bondsman, Benjamin Rylands. At Back- ford, or St. Mary's, Chester.

,, 21 Richard Gardner, of Liverpool, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Wareing, of same, Spinster. At Walton, Leverpoole, or Kirkbye.

,, 22 Samuel Cooke, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Iron- monger, and Margaret Mouldsvvorth, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Anderson. At St. Peter's, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Mary's, Chester.

,, 22 John Aspden, of Tockholes, and Alice Norbury, of Entwistle, Spinster. At Blackburn, or Bolton.

,, 22 Samuel Kelsall, of Trafford, Gentleman, and Eliza- beth Ardern, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Francis Jackson. At St. Oswald's, St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 22 William Woodward, of Kingsley, and Margery Blin- ston, of Netherton, Spinster. At Frodsham.

,, 24 George Skerrat, of Barthomley, and Alice Pugh, of Haslington, Widow. At Barthomley, Midlewich, or Church Lawton.

,, 27 Thomas Harrison, of Namptwich, and Sarah Fernley, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Wright. At Namptwich, Acton, or Marbury.

„ 31 John Manley, of Lache, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Gentleman, and Susan Cowley, Parish of St. Peter, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Williamson Esquire. At Dodleston, or St. Mary's, Chester. Aug. I William Langford, of Tranmore, and Alice Macklin, of Storeton, Spinster. Bondsman, Gerard Macklin. At Bebington.

,, 2 Robert Cowles, of Tranmore, and Ellen Keele, of Heswall, Spinster. At Bebington, or Heswall.

„ 9 Daniel Twamlowe, of Midlewich, and Ellen Cotton, of Over, Widow. Bondsman, Henry Hughes. At Goostree, or Church-Hulme.

„ 10 John Read, of Tarpurley, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Briscoe, of same. Spinster. At Tarpurley, Wren- bury, or Hargreaves.

„ 10 William Drakeford, of Stonetrow, co. Staff., Gentle-

38 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1682

man, and Alice Howard, of Frodsham, Widow.

At Frodsham, Bowden, or Daresbury. Aug. 14 Richard Garsden, of Stockport, Gentleman, and

Ann Lee, of same. Spinster. At Stockport, Ashton-

under-Lyne, or Astbury. „ i"] Joseph Millington, of Newton, Parish of Frodsham,

and Martha Carrington, of Elton, Spinster. At

Frodsham, or Thornton. „ 22 William Clowes, junior, of Namptwich, and Margaret

Heath, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Hob- son. At Namptwich, Acton, or Wibunbury. „ 23 Hugh Prichard, of Kinnerton, Parish of Dodleston, and

Margaret Lancelott, Parish of Wrexham, Spinster.

Bondsman, John Roberts. At Dodleston. „ 24 John Dallamore, of Thingwall, and Alice Hallwood,

Parish of Woodchurch, Spinster. At Woodchurch. ,, 25 John Lowndes, of Smalwood, and Mary Lawton, of

same. Spinster. Bondsman, William Thompson.

At Astbury. „ 29 Randal Heath, of Cholmondeley, and Margaret Edge,

of same, Spinster, Bondsman, Thomas Hallmarke.

At Malpas, or Marbury. Sep. 2 Thomas Mottershed, of the City of Chester, Skinner,

and Mary Jones, of Eccleston, Spinster. At East- ham, Ince, or Bidston. „ 2 Ralph Foster, of Tarvin, and Alice Lewis, of Aston,

Spinster. At Runcorne. „ 2 Henry Grantham, of Tarvin, and Dorothy Ankers,

of Clotton, Spinster. At Tarvin, or Holt. ,, 7 Richard Podmore, of Congleton, and Lucy Staton,

of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph Throppe.

At Astbury. „ II Peter Harrison, of Tarpurley, and Margaret Thomason,

of same, Spinster. At Tarpurley, Bunbury, or

Over. „ 12 Roger Rogerson, of Wigan, and Mary Belshawe, of

same, Spinster. Bondsman, William Bancks. At

Wigan. „ 15 Thomas Partyn, of Havertebough, Gentleman, and

Elizabeth Clarke, of Dangree, Parish of Bangor,

Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester. „ 17 John Burges, of Thornton, and Priscilla Cooke, of

same, Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester. ,, 29 John Biggins, of Tarvin, and John Hall, of Barrowe,

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Surgeons, to exercise the said Art in the County of Chester, on Testimonials from William Cotton, Joseph Moreton, of the City of Chester, and Jonathan Whitbye, of same. Surgeons licentiate. Sep. 26 WilHam Hobson, of Astbury, and Elizabeth Hale, of Congleton, Spinster. Bondsman, John Lane. At St. Mary's, Chester.

,, 29 Richard Johnson, of Macclesfeild, and Elizabeth Clowes, of Sutton. Bondsman, Adam Enden. At Macclesfeild, Prestbury, or Gavvsworth.

„ 29 Richard Hill, of Wallesey, and Hannah Whitbye, of Whitby, Spinster. Bondsman, James Stamner. At St. Mary's, Chester. Oct. 2 John Briscowe, of Sutton, Parish of Runcorne, and Sarah Browne, of Bradley, Parish of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham.

„ 3 Thomas Williamson, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, and Mary Wright, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Gerard. At the Cathedral, or St. Peter's, Chester.

,, 10 John Dunster, of Namptwich, Mercer, and Sarah Boughey, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Colbach. At Namptwich, Audlem, or Wibunbury,

,, 10 Charles Broster, of Salford, and Mary Da vies, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Taylor. At Man- chester, or Salford.

,, II William Cowper, of Namptwich, and Grace Jeffs, of Walson, Parish of Acton, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Jeffs. At Namptwich, Acton, or Barrow.

,, 12 Edward Partington, of the City of Chester, Tobacco- cutter, and Margaret Bennett, of same. Spinster. At Christleton.

„ 13 William Maddocks, of Bretton, and Hannah Crachley, of Kinnerton, Parish of Dodleston, Widow. Bonds- man, George Vause. At Dodleston.

,, 16 Richard Eaton, of the City of Chester, and Rachel Ball, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Bates. At the Cathedral, St. Michael's, or St. John's, Chester.

,, 16 Thomas Lugford, of Namptwich, and Mary Kettle, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester, by Lawrence Wood, Clerk, one of the Minor Canons there.

,, 17 Richard Barlowe , of Manchester, and Damara

40 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1682

Wilbraham, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Spinster.

Bondsman, WilHam Wilbraham. At St. Mary's,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Oct. 17 John Hotchkins, of Farndon, and Mary WoolJey,

of Chowley, Spinster. At Farndon, Coddington,

or Hanley. 18 Daniel Dicas, of the City of Chester, Taylor, and

Sarah Gorstich, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester,

Spinster. At St. Oswald's, St. Mary's, or St.

Martin's, Chester. 24 Isaac Basnett, of Barnton, and Catherine Walklate,

of Spurstow, Widow. At Midlewich, Namptwich,

or Witton. „ 28 John Tyrer, Parish of Sephton, and Joan Poulton,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Johnson, of

Melhng. At Sephton. ,, 30 Peter Brittaine, Parish of Holy Trinity, Chester, and

Sarah Wright, of same. Spinster. At the Cathedral,

Chester, or Pulford. „ 30 James Massey, of Preston on the Hill, licensed to

practice the Art of a Surgeon throughout the Diocese

of Chester, on Testimonial from Peter Watson,

Doctor of Medicine, of Warrington, and J. Brereton,

of same. Surgeon. Nov. I George Bebbington, of Stoake, and Mary Barrow,

of Leighton, Spinster. At Namptwich. „ 4 Thomas Hill, of Mickle-Trafford, and Ann Millington,

of Pickton, Spinster. At Plemstall, Stoake, or

St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 4 William Meredith, of Clutton, and Ann Bailey, of

Harthill. At Farndon, Harthill, or Malpasse. ,, 4 John Brooke, of Malpasse, and Mary Bridge, of same,

Spinster. Bondsman, John Ollerhead. At Mal- passe, Hanley, or Chad. ,, II John Kinsey, of Cholmston, and Mary Challinour,

of Calveley green, Spinster. At Acton, or St.

Bridget's, Chester. „ 13 John Acton, of Halton, and Elizabeth Acton, of

same, Widow. At Runcorn, Aston, or Halton. „ 13 John Kelsall, of Dunham-on-the Hill, and Elizabeth

Waine, of Helsbye, Widow. At Thornton, Frod-

sham, or Warrington. ,, 16 John Walker, of Burton, and Sarah Sharpe, of

Farndon, Spinster. At Farndon.

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Nov. 20 Thomas Hayward, of Warrington, Gentleman, and

Dorothy Markland, of Pemberton, Spinster. At

Wigan, Standish, or Upholland. 20 Daniel Sutton, of Aston, Clerk, and Alice Sherwin,

of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Joseph Bentley.

At Great Budworth, Lower Peover, or Witton. 20 John Johnson, of Ince, and Mary Hinde, of same,

Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester. 22 Richard Jones, of Urmston, Parish Flixton, and

Alice Darbishire, of Flixton. Bondsman, Hugh

Stones. At Flixton.

22 John Brownsword, Clerk, Rector of Aughton, and Elizabeth Bell, of Huyton, Spinster. Bondsman, Cuthbert Watkinson. At Huyton, or Prescott.

23 Robert Cholmondeley, of Holford, Esquire, and Frances Holland, of Stockport, Spinster. Bonds- man, Edward Vawdrey, of Ormskirk, Gentleman. At any Church or Chapel in the Diocese of Chester.

25 Thomas Henshawe, of Allostocke, and Elizabeth Wilkinson, of same, Spinster. At Great Bud- worth, Church-Hulme, or Goostrey.

25 Benjamin Lever, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and Susan White, of same, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, St. Peter's, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

25 Charles Cottingham, of Little Neston, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Bennett, of Willaston, Spinster. At Neston, St. Peter's, or St. John's, Chester.

25 Joseph Davenport, of Halton, and Margaret Gregge, of Runcorne, Spinster. At Runcorne, Daresbury, or Aston.

25 Joseph Warton, of Greasbye, Gentleman, and Ellen Bethell, of Geaton [Gayton], Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester, Heswall, or Thurstaston.

27 Thomas Pickford, of Mottram Andrew, Gentleman, and Margaret Morgell, of Flookers-brooke, Spinster. At the Cathedral, or St. Martin's, Chester.

29 William Greenway, of Utkinton, and Elizabeth Bradshawe, of Great Budworth, Spinster. Bonds- man, John Greenway. At Great Budworth, or Witton. Dec. I Randal Overton, of Oldcastle, Gentleman, and Alice Nettles, of Bickley, Spinster. At Malpas, Bunbury, or Acton. „ 2 Richard Dudley, of Kerrye, co. Montgomery, Gentle-

42 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1682

man, and Ann Morgell, of Moston, Spinster. At

Backford. Dec. 2 James Stinston, of Newhall, Chapelry of Wrenbury,

and Ellen Woodward, of same, Spinster. Bonds- man, Hugh Owen. At Tilston. 2 Humphrey Walley, of the City of Chester, and Sarah

Leche, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Wade.

At Tilston. 6 Edward Starkey, of Leverpoole, Watchmaker, and

Martha Higginson, of same. Spinster. At Lever- poole. „ 7 Isaac Smith, of Coughall, and Martha Dickenson, of

Whitbey, Spinster. At Backford, Stoake, or St.

John's, Chester. „ 5 John Laurenson, of Newton, Chapelry of Daresbury,

and Alice Grounds, of Dutton Lordship, Widow. At

Daresbury. „ 5 Samuel Jarvis, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, and

Catherine Fearnall, of same. Spinster. Bondsman,

Samuel Dobb. At St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity

Church, Chester. „ 7 John Simpson, of Thurstington, Clerk, and Hester

Burscoe, of Neston, Spinster. At Burton, or

Neston. „ 9 Ralph Kettle, of Over, and Margaret Rutter, of same,

Spinster. At Over, or Whitegate. ,, 12 John Roberts, of the City of Chester, Grocer, and

Margaret Lloyd, of Wrexham, Spinster. Bonds- man, Edward Partington. At Pulford, or Farndon. „ 16 John Tellett, of Brombrough, and Elizabeth Betson,

of same. i\.t Brombrough, Heswall, or St. John's,

Chester. ,, 16 Joseph Bruen, of Ince, and Mary Highfeild, of same.

At the Cathedral, or St. John's, Chester. ,, 16 Richard Peerce, of Ridland, and Mary Roberts, of

the City of Chester, Spinster. At St. Michael's,

or St. Bridget's, Chester. „ 14 James Farrer, of Ormskirke, and EHzabeth Sharpies,

of Blackburne, Spinster. Bondsman, Ambrose

Sharpies. At Blackburne, Ormskirke, or Brindle. ,, 16 EUenor Upton, of Chorley, Parish of Wilmslowe,

licensed to exercise the Art of a Midwife. „ 18 Nathan Milns, a literate person, licensed to the Ofhce

of Parish Clerk of the Church and Parish of Wilms-

i682] THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER 43

lowe, on the nomination of Francis Mosley, Clerk,

Rector there. Dec. 20 Thomas Bellin, of Thornton Hough, and Dorothy

Lea, of Brimstage, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard

Lea, father of said Dorothy Lea. At Neston, or

Bebington. „ 20 Samuel Jeynson, of Eaton, and Ellen Woodall, of

Baddiley, Spinster. At Tarpurley. „ 20 John Holland, of Bebington, and Hannah Haward,

Parish of Brombrough, Spinster. At Bebington,

Backford, or Neston. Jan. I Richard Simpson, of Duddon, and Martha Bruen,

of Huxley, Spinster. At the Cathedral, or St.

Peter's, Chester. „ 3 Samuel Hanmer, of Leigh, Clerk, and Jane Hayhurst,

of Smith, Parish of Dean, Widow. Bondsman,

Richard Broster. At Leigh Dean, or Bolton. ,, 4 Richard Humphreys, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester,

and Elizabeth Shakeshaft, of same. Spinster. At

St. Mary's, or St. Martin's, Chester. „ 5 Thomas Kinaston, of Iscoyd, and Jane Crabbe, of

Holt. At Holt. ,, 6 Thomas Webster, of Frodsham, and Sarah Riggen,

of same, Spinster. At Frodsham, Aston, or Halton. ,, 10 Randal Clowes, Parish of Astbury, and Ellen Brooke,

of same, Spinster. Bond, Jane Jenkinson. At

Astbury. ,, 10 Richard Wilcoxon, of Manley, and Mary Eelbancke,

of Dunham-on-the-Hill, Spinster. At Frodsham,

Tarvin, or St. Mary's, Chester. „ 12 Joseph Walker, of WalHzey, and Elizabeth Witter,

of Frodsham, Spinster. At Wallizey [Wallasey],

Frodsham, or Halton. ,, 13 Christiana Browne, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester,

licensed to the Office of a Midwife in the

Diocese. „ 17 George Walley, of Tarpurley, and Martha Bowker,

of same. Spinster. At Tarpurley, Little Budworth,

or Bunbury. ,, 17 Joseph Pratchatt, of W^alston, near Namptwich, and

Mary Briscowe, of Mollington, Spinster. Bonds- man, Thomas Whitlowe. At Backford, or St.

Oswald's, Chester. ,, 20 John Browne, of Frodsham, and Margaret Wright,

44 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1682

Parish of Moberley, Widow. At Frodsham, or Warrington. Jan. 22 John Harrison, of the City of Chester, Beer Brewer, and Ann Morris, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Morris, Father of said Ann Morris. At the Cathedral, St. John's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 22 Thomas Wrench, of the City of Chester, Carpenter, and Martha Dickenson, of Whitby, Parish of East- ham, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester, Eastham, or St. Martin's, Chester. 22 Richard Morgell, of Chorlton, Gentleman, and Alice Catherall, of Horton, Spinster. At Tilston, Back- ford, or Stoake.

„ 24 John Banner, of the City of Chester, Malster, and Mary Lluellin, of same, Spinster. At St. Peter's, Chester.

„ 16 Francis Lineall, of Oswastry, Gentleman, and Lydia Dicas, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bonds- man, Robert Bruen. At Guilden Sutton, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 31 Ralph Sherrard, of Newbold-Astbury, and Priscilla Horderne, of Congleton, Spinster. Bond, Jane Jenkinson. At Astbury. Feb. I Owen Maddock, of the City of Chester, Glasier, and Mary Bennet, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Ephraim Bennet. At St. John's, Chester. Jan. 31 John Edgeworth, of Holt, and Mary Owen, of same,

Spinster. At Aldford, Pulford, or Worthenbury. Feb. I Joseph Dutton, of Huntington, and Sarah Slater, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, I John Cherry, of Macclesfeild, and Ellen Warren, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph Faulknour. At Macclesfeild, Wilmslowe, or Alderley.

„ 2 William Meakin, of Litherland, and Ellen Harrison, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, William Marcer. At Sephton.

„ 3 Joseph Johnson, of Elton, Parish of Thornton, and Jane Hewett, of Ince, Spinster. At Thornton, or Ince. Jan. 5 John Launder, of Hulme, Gentleman, and Mary Houghton, of Arbury, near Winwicke, Spinster. At Winwicke, Ashton, or Newchurch.

i682] THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER 45

Jan. 5 Richard Newport, of Gayton, and Ellen Taylor, of

same. Bondsman, Gritfith Jackson. At Heswall,

or Bebington. „ 8 William Dresser, of Eaton, Parish of Leeke, and Anne

Hildich, of Alsager, Parish of Barthomley, Spinster.

Bondsman, John Barber. At Barthomley, or

Astbury. ,, 14 Ralph Nickson, of Iscoyd, Parish of Malpas, and

Frances Stoake, of the same Parish, Spinster. At

Malpas, or Harthill. ,, 14 William Wilkinson, of Hanley, and Mary Smith,

Parish of Coddington, Spinster. At the Cathedral,

Chester. ,, 14 Urian Weaver, of Iscoyd, Parish of Holt, and Martha

Tomlinson, of Edge, Spinster. At Churchenheath

[Bruera], Holy Trinity Church, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. ,, 15 Joseph Johnson, of Dodleston, and Joan Evans, of

Pulford, Widow. At Dodleston, Pulford, or Aldford. „ 15 John Wilkinson, of the City of Chester, Barber Surgeon,

and Martha Wain, of Helsby. At Frodsham, Back- ford, or St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 16 Thomas Barber, of Leighton, and Ann Briscow, of

Poolton, Spinster. At Neston, or Bebbington. Feb. 17 William Browne, of Aldford, and Elizabeth Webster,

of same, Widow. At St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 17 Catherine Humpston, of Aldford, to practice the

Office of a Midwife in the County of Chester, „ 19 William Francis, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and

Ann Parry, Parish of St. Mary, Chester, Spinster.

At St. Mary's, or St. John's, Chester. „ 19 John Dunbabin, of Norton, Gentleman, and Elizabeth

Ford, of same, Spinster. At St. John's, Chester. ,, 20 Hugh Roe, of Egerley, and Mary Pulford, of Codding- ton, Spinster. Bondsman, John Sheen. At the

Cathedral, Chester, or Backford. „ 20 Robert Leen, of Woodchurch, and Catherine Ravens- croft, of Little Budworth, Spinster. At St. John's,

or St. Michael's, Chester. Mar. I David Corker, of Basford, Parish of Wibunbury, and

Ellen Beckett, of Midlewich, Widow. Bondsman,

Thomas Corker. At Wibunbury, Midlewich, or

Alderley. „ 8 John Lunt, of Stoake, and Ann Cappur, of same,

46 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1683

Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Cappur. At Acton,

or Namptwich. Mar. 9 William Salmon, Chapelry of Wrenbury, and Ann

Oulton, of Whitchurch, Spinster. Bondsman,

Henry Buckley. At Namptwich, or Wrenbury. 10 Robert Blease, of Oscroft, and Mary Mort, of Hatton,

Parish of Waverton. At Waverton, St. John's, or

St. Michael's, Chester. 12 Thomas Saxon, of Sandbache, Gentleman, and

Ellen Furnifall, Parish of Midlewich, Spinster. At

Sandbache. „ 12 Thomas Brome, of Bechton, and Ann Walley, of

Sandbache, Spinster. At Sandbache, Church Hulme,

or Goostrey. Bondsman, Randal Rodes. „ 14 Thomas Yong, of Prenton, and Prudence Mayson,

of same, Parish of Woodchurch. At Woodchurch,

Bidston, or the Cathedral, Chester. [1683] Mar. 31 Richard Woods, of Alvenley, Parish of Frodsham,

Yeoman, and Catherine Brundrett, of same. Widow.

At Frodsham, or St. Oswald's, Chester. Apr. 4 John Foster, of Wigan, Mercer, and Frances Ford,

of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Ambrose Jollye.

At Wigan, or Standish. ,, 5 Thomas Barton, and Ellen Cartwright, of Hale, Parish

of Childwall, Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Webster.

At Childwall, Warrington, or Huyton. ,, 7 Robert Lancelott, of Neston, and Elizabeth Green,

of same. Widow. At Neston, or Burton. „ 9 Thomas Tarleton, of Childwall, and Elizabeth Mercer,

of same. Spinster. At Childwall, or Walton. „ 1 1 David Brown, of Wrexham, Glover, and Ellenor Bruce,

of Tattenhall, Widow. Bondsman, Randal Orton.

At Shocklache. ,, II John Childe, of Astbury, and Mary Holland, of

Sproston, Widow. Bondsman, Thomas Hough.

At Midlewich, or Goostrey. „ 17 Ralph Shawe, of Sandbach, a literate person, licensed

to the Ofhce of Parish Clerk, in the Church and

Parish of Sandbache, at the election of William

Heys, Clerk, Vicar of same. „ 9 Thomas Price, of Great Neston, and Elizabeth Johnson,

of Little Neston. Bondsman, John Morgan. At

Neston, or Backford.

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Apr. 12 Richard Fleming, of the City of Dublin, Gentleman,

and Susan Harrison, of the City of Chester, Spinster.

At Midlewich, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 16 John Hallwood, of Lankorn [Landican], and Ann

Inglefield, of Storeton, Spinster. Bondsman,

Thomas Yong. At Woodchurch. Bebbington, or

Bidston. ,, 18 Ralph Madew, of Balterley, Parish of Bartomley, and Alice Dean, of same Parish, Widow. Bondsman, Gabriel Stringer, Clerk. ,, 18 Isaac Smith, of Caughall, and Mary Burton, Parish of

Pulford, Spinster. At Pulford. „ 21 Joseph Callye, of Namptwich, and Martha Hulme,

Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester. Bondsman, Isaac

Warmingham. „ 21 Joseph Eaton, of Ashton, and Mary Moores, of Peck-

forten, Widow. At Tattenhall, Acton, or Churchen-

heath [Bruera]. „ 21 William Lightfoot, Parish of Neston, and Mary Moneley,

of same Parish, Spinster. At St. Peter's, Chester . „ 21 Richard Challinour, of Peckforton, and Sarah Bate,

of same, Spinster. Bondsman, George Broockall.

At Bunbury, or Tarpurley. „ 23 John Mayson, of Burton, and Ellen Mathers, of

same. Spinster. At Burton, or Heswall. „ 23 William Edwards, of Clutton, and Elizabeth Nevill, of

Bickerton, Spinster. At Aldford, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. „ 28 Ralph Vernon, of Utkinton, and Ehzabeth Watts,

of same. Spinster. At Tarpurley, Acton, or Nampt- wich, „ 28 Robert Kay, of Grasford [Gresford], and Ann Philips,

Parish of Pulford, Spinster. Bondsman, Theodore

Aldcroft. At Pulford, Holy Trinity Church, or

St. Peter's, Chester. „ 30 Ralph Brome, of Northwich, and Ann Ashton, of

Coxhill, Parish of Great Budworth, Spinster.

Bondsman, Robert Higinbothom. At Great Bud- worth, or Witton. May I Samuel Bruen, of Guilden Sutton, Clerk, and Prudence

Woodcocke, of same. Spinster. At Christleton,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 2 Thomas Barnett, of Newall, Chapelry of Wrenbury,

and Hannah Fletcher, of same, Spinster. Bonds-

48 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1683

man, Thomas Barnet, of Whitchurch. At Acton,

or Wrenbury. [blank] . . . Gerard [blank]. May II John Fox, of the City of Chester, Taylor, and Ehza-

beth Pownall, of Boughton, Spinster. At St.

Oswald's, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Mary's,

Chester. 16 John BilHngton, of Crew, co. Chester, and Catherine

Hopley, of Duckington, Spinster. At Malpas,

Tilston, or Harthill. 18 Samuel Barrow, of Shebrooke [Shipbrook], and

Margaret RoUand, of Peckforton, Spinster. At

Davenham, or Bunbury. „ 19 Richard Whitehead, of the City of Chester, Silk- Weaver, and Mary Sidley, of Ollerton, Spinster. At

Rosthorne, Alderley, or Over Peover. „ 19 Thomas Joynson, of Trafford, and Ann Bellin, of

Thornton, Parish of Neston, Spinster. At Bruera,

or Plemstall. ,, 19 Randal Woolley, of Chorlton, and Jane Fowler, of

Dodington, Spinster. At Wibunbury, Acton, or

Bartomley. „ 21 John Ashton, of Daresbury, Gentleman, and Mary

Adamson, of Alvenley, Spinster, At Frodsham,

or St. John's, Chester. „ 25 Thomas Jackson, a literate person, licensed to the

Office of Parish Clerk of the Church and Parish of

Eccleston, co. Lane, on election by Mr. Pickering,

Rector of Eccleston. „ 25 William Scasbrick, of Warrington, Gentleman, and

Mary Leigh, of Thelwall, Spinster. At Warrington,

Runcorne, or Bowden. ,, 26 John Smith, of Aston, and Mary Warburton, of same,

Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Martin. At Run- corne, or the Cathedral, Chester. ,, 31 Joshia Lach, of Higher Kinnerton, and Elizabeth

Deakin, of Lower Kinnerton, Spinster. At Dod-

leston. „ 31 James Thelwall, Parish of Bangor, Gentleman, and

Catherine Lloyd, of same. Spinster. Bond, WiUiam

Harvey, of the City of Chester, Alderman, and

Margaret Richard, of Farm, as to consent of

parents. At Bangor, or Overton Maddocke. June 8 WilHam Machel, of Lawton Yate, and Rachel Hancock,

i683] THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER 49

of Moston Green, Parish of Warmingham, Spinster.

At Church Lawton, Warmingham, or Nampt-

wich. June 15 Roger Redish, of Prestbury, and Mary Forrest, of

Tabley, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph Faulkner. At

Rosthorn, Knutsford, or Higher Peover. 16 Richard Weever, of Wallison [Willaston], and Mar- garet Pratchett, of same. Spinster. At Church

Minshull, Baddiley, or Audlem. 12 Thomas Banner, of Bold, licence to practice the

Art of a Surgeon, on Testimonial of Dr. Sherlocke,

Rector of Winwicke, and others. 12 Sarah, wife of Hugh Anderton, of the City of Chester,

licensed to practice the Art of a Midwife. 9 Robert Fletcher, of Burton, and Ann Chorley, of

Danwall, Spinster. At Burton, Neston, or the

Cathedral, Chester. 1 1 George Bold, of Erbye [Irby], and Ann Hickson, of

Neston, Spinster. At Woodchurch, Neston, or

Heswall.

11 Thomas Simpson, of Willington-Wood, and Ellenor Wilkinson, of Gorstich, Spinster. At Over.

12 Ralph Walley, of the City of Chester, Goldsmith, and Hannah Bennett, of same. Spinster. At St. Peter's, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Mary's, Chester.

13 John Whitfeild, of Speake, and Cicely Houghton, of Bold, Spinster. Bondsman, William Whitfeild. At Childwall, or Prescott.

19 Caldecot Aldersey, of the City of Chester, Ironmonger,

and Mary Hockenhull, of same. Spinster. At St.

Peter's, Chester. 19 Daniel Craven, of Peckforton, and Martha Robins,

of Beeston, Spinster. At Bunbury, Christleton,

or Waverton. 21 Robert Barrowe, of the City of Chester, and Mary

Ainsworth, of same. Spinster. At St. Michael's,

St. Martin's, or the Cathedral, Chester. 23 William Webster, of Ince, and Hannah Williamson, of

same. Spinster. At Ince, Thornton, or Stoake. 25 Hugh Skerrott, of Weston, Parish of Wibunbury, and

Mary Wright, of Crew, Parish of Barthomley.

Bondsman, John Skerrott. At Wibunbury, Bar-

tomley, or Warmingham. 25 Daniel Sutton, of Astbury, and Elizabeth Oakes, of VOL. vn. E

50 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1683

same, Spinster. At Church Lawton, Astbury, or

Sandbach. Tune 25 Thomas Howell, of Christleton, and Hannah Holt,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Rogers.

At Christleton, Neston, or St. Oswald's, Chester. 25 Henry Lloyd, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and

Lucy Conway, of Hill, Spinster. At St. John's,

Holy Trinity Church, or St. Oswald's, Chester. 25 Thomas Randle, of Hanmer, and Mary Kendricke, of

Pendley, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester. 25 Ralph Bailiffe, of Eaton, and Ehzabeth Batridge, of

Little Barrow, Spinster. At Tarpurley, Christle- ton, or Waverton. 25 John Dickenson, of Spurstowe, and Joan Wally, of

same. Spinster. At Bunbury.

27 Ambrose Yates, of Culcheth, Gentleman, and Jane Aired, of Barton, Spinster. At Winwicke, Flixton, or the Cathedral, Chester.

28 Margaret Clowes, of Namptwich, licensed to the Ofhce of a Midwife.

29 Thomas Kelsall, of Great Trafford, Gentleman, and Christiana Brerewood, of the City of Chester,

Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Kelsall. At the Cathedral, Chester, Plemstall, or St. Peter's, Chester. July 7 Richard Pell, of the Isle of Wight, Mariner, and Alice Robins, of Burton, Spinster. Bondsman, William Robins. At Burton.

„ 7 Hugh Pugh, of Willison [Willaston], and Margaret Baker, of Hoole, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Hancocke. At Neston, or Plemstall.

,, 9 Owen Banner, of the City of Chester, Tobacco-Cutter, and Alice Moncks, of same. Spinster. At Christle- ton, Pulford, or Dodleston.

,, 7 Ralph Lewis, of Woodhouses, and Mary Barlowe, of Sutton, Parish of Eastham, Widow. Sworn before WilHam Finmore, Clerk, Archdeacon of Chester, Surrogate. At the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 13 Philip Norbury, of Brindley, Gentleman, and Mary Phenix, of Burland, Spinster. Bondsman, John Beckett. At the Cathedral, Chester, or Acton.

„ 13 Henry Tichburne, of Trydarth, Esquire, and Arabella Cotton, daughter of Sir Robert Cotton, Baronet, Spinster. Bondsman, WilHam Glegge, Esquire. At Acton, Namptwich, or Wrenbury.

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July 20 Richard Yates, of Frodsham, and Catherine Hough, of same. Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester. 21 Thomas Robinson, of Wallizey [Wallasey], and Mar- garet Watmough,of Bebington, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Huntington. At Bebington, or Bidston.

23 James Payne, of Whitchurch, Chapman, and Jane Johnson, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bonds- man, J. Bryan. At Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

24 Humphrey Shalcrosse, of Wettenhall, and Ann Holford, of same. Spinster. At Over, or Goostrey.

24 John Stubbs, of Hough, Parish of Wibunbury, and Sarah Shore, of Shorley [? Chorley, Parish of Acton], Spinster. At the Cathedral, or St. Mary's, Chester.

27 Joseph Corbishley, of Gawsworth, Wheelwright, and Sarah Bromfeild, of Barnton, Parish of Great Budworth, Spinster. At Witton.

27 Edward Dod, of Warford, and Mary Meires, of Moberley, Widow. At the Cathedral, St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

28 Ralph Higgenson, of Leverpoole, Mariner, and Eliza- beth Cooper, of Frodsham, Spinster. Bond, Sarah Cooper, Spinster. At Frodsham, or Weverham.

28 Thomas Jones, of the City of Chester, Tanner, and Rachel Abram, of Warrington, Spinster. Bonds- man, Thomas Hughes. At Warrington, Grappen- hall, or Daresbury. Aug. I Robert Thuston, of Eaton, Parish of Eccleston, co. Chester, and Elizabeth Benson, of Chorley, co. Lane, Widow. At Chorley aforesaid.

4 Thomas Lawrenson, of Utkinton, Webster, and Eliza- beth Bailey, of Tarpurley, Spinster. At Tarpurley, or Tarvin.

4 Charles Davies, of Neston, and Catherine Turner, of Brombrough, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Turner. At Neston, Brombrough, or Eastham.

9 Thomas Rigbye, of Hindley, and Elizabeth Lythgoe, of same. Widow. Bondsman, OHver Thomason. At Eccles, or Leigh.

10 Lawrence Munks, of Shinton [? Shenstone, Staffs.], and Sibell Wilson, of Audlem. Bondsman, John Burroughes. At Audlem, Baddiley, or Acton.

11 Samuel Waine, of Helsbye, and Elizabeth Heme, of Norton, Spinster. Bondsman, John Wilkinson. At Frodsham, or Aston Chapel.

52 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1683

Aug. 17 John Molynex, of Poole, and Abigail Parker, of Over

Poole, Spinster. At Eastham, or Holy Trinity

Church, Chester. 18 John Pemberton, of Meols, Mariner, and Ellen Smith,

of Heswall, Widow. At Heswall, West Kirkby,

or Bebbington. 20 Thomas Bradburne, Parish of Plemstall, and Hester

Cocke, of Mickle-Trafford, Spinster. At Heswall,

or St. Oswald's, Chester, „ 21 William Oulton, of the City of Chester, Mayson, and

Elizabeth Thompson, Parish of St. John's, Chester,

Spinster. At Tarvin, or St. John's, Chester. ,, 22 Henry Newport, of Broomill, Parish of Barrow, and

Mary Fisher, of same. Widow. At Barrow. ,, 24 John JBradshawe, of the City of Chester, and Dorothy

Litherland, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas

Bolland. At the Cathedral, Chester. „ 24 John Collye, of Leverpoole, Mariner, and Elizabeth

Blinston, of Frodsham, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Hatton. At Tarvin, Frodsham, or Weverham. ,, 27 WilHam Harrison, of the City of Chester, and Ellenor

Adams, of same. Spinster, At Backford, Eastham,

or St. Peter's, Chester. ,, 29 Jonathan Spann, of Brombrough, Mariner, and Eliza- beth Latham, of Leverpoole, Spinster, At Walton,

CO, Lanes, ,, 29 Thomas Billington, of Ince, and Margery Ellis, of

Woodchurch, Spinster, At Ince, or Woodchurch, ,, 31 Isaac Wilkinson, of Little Budworth, and Elizabeth

Billington, of same, Widow. At Little Budworth,

or Harthill. Sep, 3 John Leather, of Alteringham [Altrincham], and Mary

Worsley, of Timperley, Spinster, At Bowden. ,, 5 John Much, of Poole, and Ellen Taylor, of same. At

Eastham. „ 8 John Evans, of Pulford, and Mary Sheen, of same.

Bondsman, George Guest, Clerk, Rector of Pulford.

At Pulford, or St, John's, Chester, „ 18 Thomasina, wife of WilHam Bancroft, of Adswood,

Parish of Cheadle, licensed to the Office of Midwife, „ 17 Henry Henthorn, of the City of Chester, Sope-Boyler,

and EHzabeth Openshawe, of same. Spinster, Bonds- man, Daniell Hall. At Eccleston, or St, Bridget's,

Chester.

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Sep. 22 Edward Rosengreave, of Christleton, and Elizabeth Cotgreave, of same. Bondsman, William Hinde. At Christleton, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 24 Thomas Whitley, of Aston, co. Chester, Esquire, and Lady Mary Bunbury, of Boughton, Widow. Bonds- man, Thomas Pulford, Gentleman. At Plemstall, Christleton, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, 14 Thomas Bennett, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Martha Merricke, of Cuddington, Spinster. Bonds- man, Thomas Bennett. At Guilden Sutton, Barrow, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 17 John Perry e, of Acton, and Ann Hough, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John Blackburn. At Acton, Midlewich, or Sandbach.

,, 21 Richard Baker, of Crewe, and Ann Massie, of Wrenbury, Spinster. At Wrenbury.

„ 21 William Gibbins, Parish of Acton, and Hannah Oulton, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph Wilbraham, Esquire. At Over, Acton, or Nampt- wich.

,, 25 Henry Holcomb, of Comb, and Frances Thompson, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Thompson. At the Cathedral, Chester.

,, 25 Josia Ryder, chapelry of Wrenbury, and Margery Wardley, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Roger Bentley. At Wrenbury.

„ 28 Randal Wainewright, of Namptwich, and Mary Ascroft, of same. Spinster. At Namptewich, or Tarvin.

,, 29 John Wilson, of Claughton-cum-Grange, and Mary Smith, Parish of Bebington, Spinster. Bondsman, William Litherland. At Bidston, Bebington, or Walton.

,, 29 John Lloyd, of Ridley, Parish of Holt, and Elizabeth Bedward, of Holt, Spinster. At Holt, or St. Peter's, Chester. 3ct. I Thomas Meakin, of Calvley, and Margaret Oakes, of Utkinton, Spinster. At St. Martin's, Chester.

„ I Edward Morris, of Tiverton, and Margaret Tapley, of same. Widow. At Bunbury.

„ 2 Enoch Warburton, of Hale, and Ellen Key, of same. Parish of Bowden, Spinster. Bondsman, George Warburton. At Bowden, Rosthorn, or Knutsford.

,, 3 Ralph Marsden, of Wrightington, and Hannah Smal-

54 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1683

shaw, of Lathom, Spinster. At St. Michael's, or St. Mary's, Chester. Oct. 5 Thomas Long, of Boughton, and Elizabeth Broomer, of the City of Chester, Widow. Bond, Mary Brad- borne. At the Cathedral, Chester.

15 Ann, wife of John Fletcher, of Over, licensed to the Ofhce of a Midwife.

16 Elizabeth, wife of Reginald Richardson, of Lyme, in Hanley, hcensed as a Midwife.

6 Joseph Probin, of Wetreins, and Ann Jones, of Barton,

Spinster. At Farndon. 6 Enoch Stoker, of Droughaday [Drogheda], co. Droughaday, Ireland, Merchant, and Margaret Eaton, of Little Neston, Spinster. At Neston.

10 John SkapeHn, of Eaton, and Ehzabeth Fazakerley, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, William CoUye, Clerk. At Eccleston, or Churton Heath.

ID WilHam Foster, of Swanlowe, and Alice Whittingham, of Over, Spinster. At Over, or Whitegate.

12 John Bentiley, Parish of Astbury, and Ellen Rowley, of Biddulph, Spinster. Bondsman, WilHam Pem- berton. At Astbury.

13 John Meyres, of Frodsham, and Mary Rains, of Back- ford, Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Raines. At Backford, or Tarvin.

13 Richard Elde, of Manchester, and Ann Bowker, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Philip Vicars. At Gorton, Newton, or Stretford.

19 Richard Houghton, of Leverpoole, Merchant, and Margaret Richmond, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Carter, Gentleman. At Walton, co. Lane, or any Chapel within the Parish.

22 Ephraim Bardsley, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Baker, and Ann Blackamore, of same. Bondsman, Henry Hughes. At St. Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

23 John Jennyon, of the City of Chester, Feltmaker, and Ann Dewsbury, of same. Spinster. At St. Mary's, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

13 Thomas Whitall, a literate person, licensed to the Ofhce of Parish Clerk of Bartomley, on the nomina- tion of John Crewe, of Crewe, Esquire, the Patron of the Church.

24 John Smith, of Calveley, and Hannah Burston, of

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same, Spinster. At Bunbury, Wrenbury, or Church-

Hulme. Oct. 25 John Robinson, of Rushton, and Sarah Stringer, of

Namptvvich, Spinster. At Tarpurley, Acton, or

Little Budworth. „ 25 Samuel Warde, of Barthomley, and Ellen Skerritt,

of same, Spinster. Bondsman, James Boughey.

At Barthomley, Acton, or Baddiley. ,, 29 Peter Humphreys, of the City of Chester, Barber- Surgeon, and Elizabeth Dod, of same. Spinster.

At the Cathedral, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 30 Charles Jellicoe, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Baker,

and Ann Mosse, Parish of St. John's, Chester,

Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Fletcher. At St.

John's, Chester. Nov. 3 Ralph Lightfoot, of Burton, and Ellen Davies, of

Shotwicke, Spinster. At Burton, or Shotwicke. „ 7 John Bromfeild, of Knutsford, and Elizabeth Black-

shaw, of Warford, Spinster. At Alderley, Ros-

thorne, or Knutsford. „ 7 John Danson, of Leverpoole, Mariner, and Mary

Woorrall, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Timothy

Traver. At Leverpoole. „ 7 John Brown, of Leverpool, Merchant, and Mary

Mosse, of same. Bondsman, John Johnson, of the

City of Chester. At Walton, Halsall, or Childwall. „ 8 John Neild, of Utkinton, and Margaret Bagh, Parish

of Astbury, Spinster. At Astbury. „ 17 Thomas Walker, of Manchester, and Mary Poole, of

same, Widow. At Manchester, or Blakeley. „ 19 William Aspinwall, licensed to the OfBce of Parish

Clerk of Haslingden. ,, 9 Rope Wright, Parish of Wibunbury, Gentleman, and

Mary Brittain, of Bettley, Spinster. At Wibunbury,

Acton, or Namptwich. „ 14 William PoUett, Parish Ashton - on - Mersey, and

Jane Moores, Parish Bowden, Widows Bondsman,

William Howorth. At Ashton-on-Mersey, or Bowden. „ 15 Robert Francis, Parish of Eastham, and Ellen Bushell,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Johnson. At

Eastham, or Backford. „ 15 Ralph Noden, of Namptwich, Gentleman, and Mary

Minshull, Parish of Wistaston, Widow. At Eccles-

ton, Barrow, or St. [Martin's, Chester.

56 MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1683

Nov. 17 Samuel Bradford, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester,

and SiHcia Fletcher, of the City of Chester, Spinster.

At the Cathedral, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 21 Gilbert HolHnhead, of Wigan, Brasier, and Jane

Scott, of same, Spinster. At Wigan. 26 Edward Walker, of Stanthorn, and Elizabeth Percivall,

of Midlewich, Widow. Bondsman, William Penk-

ston. At St. Mary's, Chester. „ 27 William Longcastle, of Crew, Parish of Bartomley,

and Emma Walker, of Namptwich. At Barthomley. ,, 28 Peter Ball, of Newton, Parish of Winwicke, and Alice

Dennis, of Kennion, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Clare. At Winwicke, or Warrington. „ 29 William Dod, of the City of Chester, and Mary Dod,

Parish of Christleton, Spinster. Bondsman, Francis

Jackson. At Christleton, Waverton, or Hargreaves. ,, 29 James Marbury, Clerk, Rector of Davenham, and

Elizabeth Hough, Parish of Great Budworth,

Widow. Bondsman, William Holland. At Great

Budworth, or Limm [Lymm]. Dec. I William Hulmes, of Alteringham [Altrincham], and

Elizabeth Taylor, of same, Widow. At the

Cathedral, Chester. „ I James Alcocke, of the City of Chester, and Elizabeth

Burrowes, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, William

Wi[l]braham. At St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity

Church, Chester. ,, 8 George Piatt, of Burtonwood, and Margaret Barker,

of Preston on the Hill, Spinster. Bondsman,

Richard Barker. At St. John's, Chester. „ II Thomas Richards, of Shotwicke, and Elizabeth Gilbert,

of Woodbanke, Spinster. Bondsman, Joseph Kel-

sall. Clerk. At Shotwicke, St. Oswald's, or St.

Mary's, Chester. „ 12 Thomas Plant, Parish of Astbury, and Ann Goodwin,

of Horton, Spinster. Bond, Jane Jenkinson. At

Astbury. „ 15 Daniel Hall, of Stanney, and Catherine Jackson, of

same. Spinster. Bondsman, George Gwitemore.

At Stoake, St. Peter's, or St. Martin's, Chester. „ 18 Thomas Wilson, Parish of Midlewich, and Mary Clay- ton, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Crosbye.

At Midlewich, or Namptwich. „ 19 Charles Barlowe, of Great Neston, and Hester Miller,

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Parish of Neston, Spinster. At Neston, Heswall,

or Burton. Dec. 21 Charles Leche, of the City of Chester, Mercer, and

Mary Brodhead, of Manchester, Spinster. At the

Collegiate Church of Manchester. „ 22 George Twemlow, of Barnton, and Rachel Sutton, of

Pickmore, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Ashle.

At Great Budvvorth. ,, 22 John Lawrenson, of Mouldsworth, and Mary Hough- land, of Kelsall, Widow. Bondsman, Richard

Burges. At Tarvin. „ 22 Thomas Barrow, of Churton, and Mary Whittaker,

of same, Spinster. At Farndon, or Aldford. ,, 22 John Williamson, of Burwardsley, and Elizabeth

Dod, of Tattenhall. At Bunbury, Tattenhall, or

Harthill. ,, 24 Richard Kelsall, of Dunham on the Hill, and Hester

Clarke, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Joseph

Clarke. At Thornton, St. Peter's, or the Cathedral,

Chester. ,, 26 George Larden, of Tattenhall, and Ellenor Rowlinson,

of Hatton, Spinster. At Tattenhall, or Waverton. ,, 27 John Sheen, of Tilston Fernall, and Alice Tasker, of

Utkinton, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester. Jan. 2 Thomas Cornhill, a literate person, licensed to the

Office of Parish Clerk in the Church and Parish of

Thornton, on the nomination of James Arderne,

S. Th. Pr., Rector there. Dec. 28 Robert Jackson, of Over, and Mary Hinde, of same.

Bondsman, Robert Mortin. At Holy Trinity

Church, Chester. ,, 29 Peter Hairfoot, of Frodsham, and Mary Hickson,

Parish of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham, or

Ince. „ 31 William Wally, of Tarpurley, and Ann Wally, of

same, Spinster. At Tarpurley, Bunbury, or Little

Budworth. Jan. I Roger Holland, of Prestbury, and Ann Brown, Parish

of Prestbury, Spinster. At Prestbury, or Pointon

[Poynton]. ,, 2 Theodore Alcroft, of the City of Chester, Merchant,

and Elizabeth Higginson, Parish of Holy Trinity,

Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, John Maddocke.

At Holy Trinity Church, or St. Peter's, Chester.

58. MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1683

Jan. 2 Walter Mason, of the City of Chester, and Barbara

Jones, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Spinster. At

St. John's, Chester. 4 John Carrington, of Mouldsworth, and Mary Lightfoot,

Parish of Tarvin, Spinster. At Tarvin, or St.

Oswald's, Chester. 9 John Stanney, of Astbury, and Mary Welch, of Bar-

thomley, Spinster. Bondsman, John Welch, father

of said Mary. At Barthomley, or CoppenhuU. 12 George Urmston, of Erby [Irby], and Catherine

Newport, of Newton, Widow. At Woodchurch,

or Overchurch. 12 Peter Lea, of Brinston [Brimstage], and Catherine

Pemberton, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Isaac

Willoughby. At Bebbington, or Neston.

16 Richard Sutton, of Pickmeir, Parish of Great Bud- worth, and Hannah Broom, of Nether Tabley, Spinster. At Great Budworth.

17 Thomas Jenkins, of Cawarden [Garden], and Ann Nichols, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, George Rowland. At Tilston, or Hanley.

19 Thomas Jones, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Car- penter, and Mary Moreton, of same. Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

21 Henry Rowbothom, of Offerton, and Christiana Percivall, of Hough. Bondsman, Samuel Cocke. At Stockport, or Wilmslow.

21 Robert Okell, of Ince, and Ann Potter, of Great Bud- worth, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

26 John Jepson. of Frodsham, and Hannah Clarke, of same. At Frodsham, Tattenhall, or Harthill.

26 Joseph Prestbury, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, and Elizabeth Bennett, of Nesse, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Bennett. At Neston, Burton, or St. Mary's, Chester.

26 Samuel Lindop, of Tilston, and Ann Dod, of Crabhall, Spinster. At Tilston, Backford, or St. Mary's, Chester.

26 Charles Dod, of Crabhall, and Sarah Lindop, of Tilston, Spinster. Bondsman, Joshua Dod. At Tilston, Backford, or St. Oswald's, Chester. Feb. I John Johnson, of Neston, and Martha Prenton, Parish of Neston, Spinster. At Neston, Woodchurch, or Burton.

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Feb. I Randal Dicas, of the City of Chester, Linen Draper, and Sarah Hallwood, of same, Widow. At St. Oswald's, St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

6 Thomas Perey, of Christleton, and Ann Harrison, of same. Spinster. At Christleton, or Churton- heath.

6 Henry Warburton, Parish of Bowden, and Mary Boond, Parish of Limm [Lymm], Spinster. Bonds- man, John Warburton. At Bowden, or Limm.

8 John Shawe, of Whitbye, and Mary Bird, of Clotton, Spinster. At Stoake, Tarvin, or St. John's, Chester.

9 John Brownent, of Woodhooses in Frodsham, and Jane Hatton, of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham.

9 Ralph Darlington, Parish of Midlewich, and Mary Hickman, of Darnall, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Hickman. At Midlewich. 9 Richard Twemlow, of Childer-Thornton, and Eliza- beth White, of same. At Eastham, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. 9 John Oakes, of Eaton, Parish of Astbury, and Ann Gidman, of Newbald Astbury, Spinster. Bonds- man, Joseph Lowe. At Astbury.

II Thomas Pasnett, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Alice Robinson, of same. At St. John's, Chester.

II Michael Rogers, of the City of Dublin, Mariner, and Elizabeth Burges, of Bolton, co. Lane, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester.

II John Carter, of Whitegate, and Ellenor Minshull, of Sandiway, Spinster. At Whitegate, or Tarvin.

20 Thomas Richards, of Thornton, and Elizabeth Thomason, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Morrey, Clerk, Curate of Thornton. At Thornton.

21 Daniel Hempton, of Burton, and Grace Lake, of Shotwicke, Spinster. At Burton, or the Cathedral, Chester.

28 John Talbott, of Tattenhall, and Ellenor Williamson, of Burwardsley, Spinster. At Tattenhall, Bunbury, or Namptwich. Mar. I Randal Foster, Parish of Whitegate, and Mary Basnett, Parish of Frodsham. At Whitegate, Frodsham, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 4 John Higginson, of the City of Chester, and Alice

6o MARRIAGE LICENCES GRANTED IN [1684

Mayer, of same, Widow. Bondsman, William Thomason. At Backford, or St. Mary's, Chester. Mar. 15 Elizabeth, wife of William Denson, of Backford, licenced to practice the Office of a Midwife.

„ 17 Jonathan Brereton, of Warrington, and Mary Brod- hurst, of Parre, Widow. Bondsman, James Uns- worth. At Warrington, or Prescott.

„ 18 Nathan Denton, of Norton, and Ellenor Norman, of Crew-lanes, Spinster. At Runcorn, Great Bud- worth, or Warrington.

„ 20 John Mills, of New-Chappell, and Frances Oakes, of Midlewich, Spinster. Bondsman, Humphrey Whittingham. At Midlewich, or Sandbach.

„ 22 WiUiam Vicars, of Beeston, and Margaret Manley, of Bunbury, Widow. At Bunbury, or Little Bud- worth.

„ 24 Thomas Bromley, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and Catherine Cotton, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Cotton. At Backford, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

[1684] Mar. 25 James Grindley, of Iddinshaw-Hall, Parish of Tar- purley, and Rebecca Richardson, of Utkinton, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Wroe, of Tarvin, Blacksmith. At Tarpurley, or Tarvin.

„ 29 William Witter, of Frodsham, aged 21 years or there- abouts, and Mary Blinston, of same. Spinster, aged 26 years or thereabouts. Bondsman, John Banner, of same. Yeoman. At Frodsham. Apr. 2 Matthew Wright, of Cholmondeley, Gentleman, and Mary Sparrow, of le Ash, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Wright. At Malpas.

„ 2 Joseph Milhngton, of Hartford, aged 34 years or there- abouts, and EHzabeth Bancroft, Parish of Wever- ham. Spinster, aged 24 years or thereabouts. At Great Budworth, Weverham, or Witton.

2 Thomas Bromhall, of Namptwich, and Mary Wil-

braham, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Colbach, of same. Gentleman. At Namptwich, or Church-Minshull.

3 Robert Taylor, of the City of Chester, and Mary Wood-

ward, of same, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

3 Richard Holland, of Broxon [Broxton], and Ann

Banbury, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bonds-

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man, Richard Banbury. At Malpas, or St. John's,

Chester. Apr. 3 John Button, of Haghton [Haughton], and Mary

Fennall, of same, Spinster. At Bunbury, Nampt-

witch, or Tarpurley. ,, 3 Hugh Whitney, of Coole [Coole Pilate], Gentleman,

aged 50 years or thereabouts, and Rachael Merser,

of Burleydam, Widow. Bondsman, Robert Wilson.

At Audlem, Burleydam, or Wrenbury. „ 7 John Moberley, of Crowton, and Ellen Adshead, of

Runcorn, Spinster. Bondsman, Jonathan Okell,

of Sutton. At Weverham, or Runcorn. „ 9 Nathaniel Kerfoot, of Waverton, and Mary Woods,

of Barton, Spinster. At Waverton, Farndon, or

Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ II Thomas Mason, of Runcorn, and Mary Finchett, of

same. Spinster. At Runcorn. „ 14 Jonathan Whitbey, of the City of Chester, and Mary

Raphson, of same. Widow. Bondsman, Joseph

Clarke. At St. John's, St. Oswald's, or St. Peter's,

Chester. „ 16 John Hall, of Kingsley, and Mary Whitehead, of

Sutton, Parish of Eastham. At Eastham, St.

Oswald's, or St. Peter's, Chester. ,, 19 William Crooke, of Frodsham, and Alice Bostocke,

of Broughton, Parish of Hawarden. At Frodsham,

or Hawarden. „ 19 Arthur Lowe, of Upton, and Mary Wilcocke, Parish of

Bidston, Spinster. At Bidston, or Holy Trinity

Church, Chester. May 2 Thomas Edwards, of Hawarden, and Susan Kinsley,

of same. Spinster. At Hawarden. ,, 3 John HalHwell, Parish of St. Bridget's, Chester, and

Mary Dalbye, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Widow.

At St. Mary's, Chester. ,, 3 Randal Bennyon, of Stretton, and [blank]. At

Tilston, or [blank]. ,, 7 John Kinnaston, of the City of Chester, Mercer, and

Mary Williams, of same. Spinster. At St. Peter's,

St. John's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 10 William Williams, of Cawarden [Carden], and Mary

Probin, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Richard

Gough. At Tilston, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 12 William Bulkley, of the City of Chester, Tanner, and

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Jane Elcocke, of same, Widow. At St. Michael's, Chester. May 12 John Amery, of Barnton, and Alice Fletcher, of Weston, Spinster. At Great Budworth, Runcorn, or Halton.

16 Samuel Gartside, Parish of Rachdale, Gentleman, and Margaret HalHwell, of same, Spinster. At Manchester, Oldham, or Stockport.

17 Richard Carter, of Brimstage, and Margaret Meols, Parish of Brombrough, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester, Brombrough, or the Cathedral, Chester.

19 John Duckworth, of Heap, Parish of Bury, and Mary Rhodes, of Stockport, Spinster, Bondsman, WilHam Brown. At Stockport.

19 John Clare, of Newton, Parish of Winwicke, and Mary Taylor, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, William Gorst. At Winwicke, or Warrington.

20 John Robinson, of the City of Chester, and Martha Saladine, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John Simpson. At the Cathedral, or St. John's, Chester.

21 William Warmingham, and Elizabeth Edny, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Warmingham. At St. John's, Chester.

23 John Pulford, of Trafford, and Frances Somester, of Bridge-Trafford, Spinster. At Plemstall, or Daresbury.

28 Henry Anderton, of Poulton-cum-Seacom, and Ellen Cornell, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Cornell, father of said Ellen. At Wallizey [Wallasey].

28 Simon Johnson, of Sutton, Parish of Prestbury, and Mary Inglesant, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Inglesant. At Prestbury, or Pott.

29 James Longton, of Formby, and Jennet Dob, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Longton. At Formby.

31 Hugh Ellis, of Aston, and EHzabeth Yewd, of Moncutt

[Mancot], Parish of Hawarden, Spinster. At the

Cathedral, Chester, or Hawarden. 31 Thomas Whitley, of Shotton, Parish of Hawarden,

and Mary Morgan, of Moston, Parish of Backford.

Bondsman, Thomas Harrison. At the Cathedral,

Chester, or Backford. June 4 Richard Crooke, of Wrightington, co. Lane, Gentle-

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man, and Elizabeth Ticknor, of the City of Chester,

Spinster. At St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester. a

June 6 John Kent, of Tranmore, Gentleman, and Abigael

Symons, of Macclesfeild, Spinster. At Maccles-

feild, Gawsworth, or Prestbury. 7 Edward Hopley, of Wellington, and Elizabeth Soreton,

of same. Parish of Bangor, Spinster. Bondsman,

John Evans. At Bangor, or Holt. 7 William Farrington, of the City of Chester, Inholder,

and Margaret Washington, of same, Spinster. At

St. Peter's, Chester. 21 Moses Dannald, of the City of Chester, and Alice

Bunnell, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas

Reece. At St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester. 21 John Goven, of Stapleford, and Mary Mores, Parish

of St. John's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Done, At Tarvin, Backford, or St. John's, Chester. 21 Moses Calkin, of Aldford, and Ann Richardson, of

same. Spinster. At Aldford, or Holy Trinity

Church, Chester. 23 Edward Croughton, of the City of Chester, and

Margaret Knowles, of same, Widow. Bondsman,

Samuel Farrington. At St. Oswald's, Chester. 23 Henry Steel, of Blakenhall, and Mary Brereton,

Parish of Bartomley, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Saxon. At St. John's, Chester.

23 Thomas Price, of the City of Chester, and Mary Say- well, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, William Wil- braham. At Christleton, St. Peter's, or St. Mary's, Chester.

24 Thomas Wright, of Holt, and Elizabeth Rogers, of Aries, Spinster. At Holt.

24 Robert Sutch, of Ormskirke, Gentleman, and Mary

Waring, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At St.

John's, Chester. 24 William Carter, of Flookersbrooke, Mason, and Mary

Hancocke, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At

St. Oswald's, Chester. 24 John Hewitt, of Millington, and Mary Hunt, of same.

Bondsman, Thomas Gandy. At Rosthorn. 24 John Biggins, of Tarvin, and Jane Taylor, of same.

At Tarvin, St. Mary's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

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■^une 24 Richard Wareing, of Neston, and Jane Lancelott,

Parish of Neston, Spinster. At Neston, Shotwicke,

or Backford. „ 25 Samuel Hickman, of the City of Chester, and Margery

Pownall, of Stretton, Spinster. At the Cathedral,

Chester. „ 25 Samuel Coulson, of the City of Chester, Barber- Surgeon, and Elizabeth Taylor, of same, Spinster.

At St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 25 William Syddall, Parish of Ha warden, and Catherine

Francis, same Parish, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas

Yewd. At the Cathedral, Chester. „ 26 Richard Turner, of Brombrough, and Elizabeth

Crompton, of same, Spinster. At Brombrough,

Bebbington, or the Cathedral, Chester, „ 27 Edward Morgan, of Baggilt, and Hester Wayn, of

the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, William

Owen. At St. John's, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 27 Benjamin Street, of the City of Chester, Gentleman,

and Ellen Jones, of same. Spinster. At Thornton,

or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 30 William Farrington, of Werden, Esquire, and Eliza- beth Swettenham, of the City of Chester, Spinster.

Bondsman, Alderman Wilme. At Plemstall, St.

Mary's, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 28 Thomas Bavend, of the City of Chester, Turner, and

Alice Shone, of same, Spinster. At St. Michael's,

Chester. July 4 Geoffrey Bellin, of Eaton, and Mary Wilkinson, of

same. Spinster. At Tarpurley, Weverham, or

Bunbury. „ 5 Thomas Mourton, of Croughton, Gentleman, and

Elizabeth Doe, of Little Saughall, Spinster. At

St. Oswald's, St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester. „ 7 Thomas Carrington, of Ince, Gentleman, and Barbara

Wilson, of Wrenbury, Spinster. At Ince, Audlem,

or Wrenbury. „ 9 Robert Stanway, of Crew, and Ann Betchton, of

HasHngton, Widow. Bondsman, Daniel Poole. At

Sandbach. „ 9 John Davies, of Eastham, and Margaret Hill, Parish

of Brombrough, Spinster. At Eastham. „ 3 Thomas Saunders, of Rossendale, Clerk, and Elizabeth

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Atherton, of Leigh, Widow. At Haslingden, Hol-

comb, or Edenfeild. July 12 John Whitley, of Dodleston. and Catherine Jones,

Parish of St. Mary's, Chester. At Dodleston, or

St. Mary's, Chester. ,j 15 Thomas Browner, Parish Holy Trinity, Chester, and

Elizabeth Vanghan, of same. Spinster. Bondsman,

John Wilkinson. At Holy Trinity Church, Chester, „ 15 John Brown, of Kelsall, Parish of Tarvin, and Mary

Tasker, of Tilston Fearnall, Spinster. At Bun- bury. „ 17 Joseph Lawrenson, of Wimbolds-TraflFord, and Mary

Oliver, of Thornton, Spinster. At Thornton, or

St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 19 Edward Cooke, of Davenham, and Ellenor Burrowes,

of Shipbrooke, Widow. At Davenham, or the

Cathedral, Chester. „ 19 George Llewellen, of Tattenhall, and Ann Wright,

of same. Spinster. At Tattenhall, Hanley, or

Harthill. „ 19 Andrew Malpas, of Holt Hill, and Ann Tennett, of

Tranmer, Widow. At Bebington, Bidston, or

Woodchurch. ,, 21 William Oakes, of Alpram, and Ann HockenhuU, of

Wardle. At Bunbury. ,, 21 John Johnson, of the City of Chester, and Ann Carter,

of Saughall, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Farring-

ton. At Shotwicke, Burton, or Neston. „ 12 John Wilkinson, of Newton, Parish of Frodsham,

and Elizabeth Milner, of same. Spinster. At Frod- sham. „ 28 Peter Briscall, of Little Budworth, and Ann Hanmore,

of Tarpurley, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Tuder.

At Little Budworth, or Tarpurley. „ 29 John Turner, of Bretton, Parish of Hawarden,

and Elizabeth Jones, of Horsall, Spinster. At

Hawarden. „ 30 John Lawton, of Alsager, and Mary Shawe, Parish

of Cheadle, Spinster. Bondsman, John Lawton,

senior, father of the above John Lawton. At

Bartomley, or Brereton. Aug. 4 James Cherry, of Macclesfeild, and Elizabeth Bruce,

of Sutton, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Bruce.

At Prestbury, Macclesfeild, or Gawsworth

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Aug. 6 John Hewitt, of Northwich, Gentleman, and Francis Brown, of same, Spinster. At Great Budworth, Witton, or Acton. „ 6 Aaron Butter, of Buglawton, and Dorothy Salt, of Horbon, Spinster. Bond, Jane Jenkinson. At Astbury. „ IT Henry Jones, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, and Christiana Brown, of same, Widow. Bondsman, Robert Sparke. At Tarvm, St. Peter's, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 12 Thomas Shawe, of Sandbach, and Dorothy Moulton, Parish of Astbury. At Sandbach, Astbury, or Goostrey. „ 14 John Church, of Namptwich, and Dorothy Pratchett,

of Walston [Willaston], Spinster, At Namptwich.

,, 15 Joshua Purges, of Leverpoole, and Ann Pendleton, of

Wavertree, Spinster. At Leverpoole, or West Derby.

,, 16 John Astbrooke, of Little Sutton, and Elizabeth

Orred, of Little Storeton, Widow. At Bebbington.

,, 18 Thomas Shard, of Lodmore Lane, and Sarah Boghey,

of Morrey, Spinster. At Audlem. „ 19 Wilham Birtles, of Knutsford, and Margaret Black- shawe, of Warford, Spinster. Bondsman, Philip Morris. At Waverham, Warburton, or Knutsford. „ 30 John Thomas, Parish of St. Bridget's, Chester, and Dowse Griffith, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Jones. At St. Bridget's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 30 Hugh Mee, of Knutsford, and Dorothy Warburton, of same. Spinster. At Manchester, or Knutsford. Sep. 3 Thomas Bebington, of Hurleston, Parish of Acton, and Mary Clarke, of same. At Acton, Backford, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 4 John Salmon, of Blakenhall, and Dy Latham, of same, Widow. Bondsman, Thomas Wright. At Wibun- bury, or Namptwich. „ 6 Charles Bennett, of Dudon, and Mary Willy, of same,

Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester. „ 8 John Henshawe, of Henshawe, Gentleman, and Theodosia Lowndes, of Midlewich, Spinster. At Midlewich, Warmingham, or Wistaston. „ 8 Wilham Bolt, Parish of St. Clements Daines, London, Gentleman, and Ehzabeth Holt, of Sandbach, Spinster. At Sandbach, or Church-Hulm.

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Sep. II John Sidebothom, of Biddulph, and Mary Antrobus,

of x-lstbury, Spinster. Bondsman, John Telor. At

Astbury, or Church-Lawton. „ 13 Sir Roger Puleston, of Emrald, and Catherine

Edwards, of Chirk, Gentlewoman, Spinster, Bonds- man, John Shore, Clerk. At Worthenbury. „ 13 Rope Wright, of Betley, Gentleman, and Ann Holland,

of Congleton, Spinster. At Congleton. ,, 18 Robert Adams, of Atherley, and Hannah Richardson,

of Doddington, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Cole,

Clerk. At Audlem, „ 19 Daniel Wheelton, of Moreton-Awcomloe [Moreton

cum Alcumlow], and Sarah Baigh, of same. Spinster.

Bondsman, Joseph Hatney. At Astbury, Sidding-

ton, or Congleton. „ 22 John Pecke, of Crowton, and Ann Smith, of Hapsford,

Spinster. At Thornton. ,, 23 John Birchall, of Leverpoole, and Sarah Gorsuch, of

same. Widow. Bondsman, Thomas Sherington.

At Walton, Sephton, or Childwall. ,, 23 William Hopley, of Malpas, and Elizabeth Farrow, of

Chalton, Spinster. Bondsman, William Churton.

At Malpas. „ 27 Edward Fox, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Ann

Lloyd, of Kilkin, Spinster. Bondsman, Charles

Moulson, At St. John's, Chester. „ 29 William Fairest, of Rainford, and Elizabeth Lyon,

of same, Spinster. At Prescott, or St. Martin's,

Chester. ,, 29 George Finlowe, of Liscard, and Elizabeth John- son, of same. Bondsman, William Johnson. At

Wallizey. ,, 29 William Vaughan, of Birmingham, and Hannah

Leather, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Spinster.

Bondsman, Samuel Farrington, of the City cf

Chester. At St. Peter's, St. Oswald's, or Holy

Trinity Church, Chester. ,, 29 Humphrey Kelsall, of Heath House, Parish of Cheadle,

Gentleman, and Alice Morgell, of Moston, Widow.

Bondsman, Thomas Birkenhead, of the City of

Chester, Gentleman. At Backford, Christleton,

or St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 30 Samuel Lea, of Stannye, and Ellen Leather, of the

City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Timothy

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Leather. At Stoake, St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Sep. 30 Richard Hilton, of Abram, Gentleman, and Jane Blagreave, Parish of Bolton, Widow. Bondsman, Samuel Hilton, Gentleman. At Bolton, Dean, or Leigh. „ 30 Richard Rymmer, of Formby, and Ann Rymmer, of Leverpoole, Spinster. Bondsman, John Johnson. At Walton, or Formby. Oct. 2 Thomas Pratchett, of Walston [? Worleston], and Hannah Philpott, of the City of Chester. Bonds- man, Roger Wever. At Barrow, or Namptwich. 2 Richard Downes, of Broxon [Broxton], and Hannah Edge, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, or St. John's, Chester. 8 Samuel Lightfoot, of Kelsall, and Mary EUams, of Burton, Spinster. At Tarvin, Tattenhall, or St. Bridget's, Chester. II Thomas Crosse, of Hapsford, and Candesa Kelsall, of same. Spinster. At Thornton, St. Oswald's, or Holy Trinity Church. Chester. 15 Samuel Done, of the City of Chester, and Mary Webbe, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Coulson. At St. John's, Chester.

15 William Davies, of Mouldsworth, and Margaret Gleave, of High Leigh, Spinster. At Tarvin, or Knutsford.

16 Randal Crane, of Cotton, and Elizabeth Holt, of Timperley, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Howell. At Christleton.

18 John Simpson, of Willington-wood, and Frances Wilkinson, of same. Spinster. At Tarvin.

22 Thomas Oulton, of Helsby, and Mary Astbrooke, of Kequicke [Keckwick or Kekewick], Parish of Runcorn, Spinster. At Runcorn, or Frodsham.

23 Robert Bowyer, of Congleton, and Ellen Somester, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Becket, Gentleman. At Astbury, or St. John's, Chester.

25 Thomas Hodgkinson, of Namptwich, and Ann Main- waring, of Wibunbury, Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Hodgkinson. At Namptwich, or Wibunbury.

25 Jonathan Bradley, Junior, of Bradley, Gentleman, and Ann Clatton, of Chalton, Widow. At Tilston, Marbury, Chad, or St. Peter's, Chester.

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Nov. I John Bedvvard, of Hugmor-lane, and Hannah Burton, of Pulford, Spinster. At Pulford. 3 Joseph Taylor, of Namptwich, and Elizabeth Bromley, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Taylor. At Bartomley, or Audlem.

7 Thomas Latham, Parish of Bartomley, and Rebecca Cartwright, of same, Widow. Bondsman, Randal Cartwright. At Bartomley, or Church-Lawton.

15 Joseph Finchett, Parish of Tarvin, and Anne Bennett, of same Parish, Spinster. At Tarvin.

8 John Evans, of Poole, Parish of Eastham, and Mary Keel, of Hooton, Spinster. At Eastham, or Neston.

12 Samuel Tonna, of Barton, and Jane Lowe, of Aldford. Bondsman, John Tonna, father of above Samuel. At the Cathedral, Chester.

12 Roger Meakin, of Namptwich, and Elizabeth Hilditch, of same. Bondsman, Robert Colley. At Nampt- wich, Bunbury, or Wrenbury.

17 Rupert Axen, and Elizabeth Shawe, of Namptwich, Spinster. Bondsman, William Timperley.

17 Richard Hutchinson, and Elizabeth Mosse, of Nampt- wich, Spinster. Bondsman, William Timperley,

21 Thomas Bromfield, of Beeston, and Ursula Gregory, of same.

21 Randal Clutton, of Worthenbury, and Dorothy Davies, of same. Bondsman, John Clutton, brother of said Randal Clutton.

22 John Billington, and Elizabeth Dod, Parish of Great Budworth, Spinster.

28 Thomas Wynne, hitherto of Gluseny, co. Carnarvon, Esquire, and Elizabeth Crompton, of Bache, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester. Bondsman, James Newsam. At Backford, St. Oswald's, or St. Peter's, Chester.

27 Daniel Smith, of Barrow, and Alice Bushell, of Dun- ham, Parish of Thornton, Spinster. At Barrow, Thornton, or St. John's, Chester.

27 John Hall, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Alice Hudson, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester, Thornton, or Guilden Sutton.

28 Arthur Ward, Parish of Acton, and Frances Caldcott, of same. Spinster. At Acton, Wrenbury, or Baddiley.

29 Edward Lloyd, of Trythin, and Ann Jones, Parish

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of Holy Trinity, Chester, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, or St Martin's, Chester. Dec. 4 Samuel Highfield, of Beckston [Bexton, Parish of Knutsford], and Margaret Wood, of Nether Tabley, Spinster.

3 Robert Seacome, of Everton, and Catherine Atherton, of Wavertree, Widow. Bondsman, John Meadow- croft.

6 Thomas Bulkley, of Bickerton, and Ehzabeth Roe, of Coysley [Quoisley]. At Malpas.

6 John Johnson, of Eaton, Parish of Tarpurley, and Mary Finchet, of same Parish, Spinster. At Tar- p'jrley, St. Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester

9 Richard Garden Garden [sic], of Churton, and Ann Mort, of Hatton, Widow. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

10 John Brockell, of Leverpoole, Mariner, and Mary Cowpe, of Great Saughall, Spinster. At Shotwicke, Burton, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

11 John Sephton, of Halsall, and Susan Hughson, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Allenson. At Halsall, or Aughton.

13 Richard Broster, of Tattenhall, and Mary Bennet, of

Golborn, Spinster. At Tattenhall, Hanley, or St.

John's, Chester. 13 Peter Leigh, Clerk, Rector of Aldford, and Mary

Cappur, of Saughall, Widow. Bondsman, John

Harrison. At Thornton. 15 John Poole, of the City of Chester, Haberdasher, and

Jane Griffith, of Over-street, Spinster. Bondsman,

Peter Heathley. At Witton. 17 Richard Vernon, of Baddiley, and Ann Bagnall, of

Willaston, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Bennet.

At Baddiley.

17 Thomas Bennet, of Willaston, and Mary Vernon, of Baddiley, Spinster. At Baddiley.

18 WilHam Orme, of Tarbocke, Parish of Huyton, and Alice Cumberbache, of Bridge-Traiford, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

30 Thomas Lloyd, of Bangor, Gentleman, and Mary Philipps, of Gwarnhyled, Spinster. Bondsman, Roderick Evans, Clerk, Curate of Overton Maddocke. At Bangor, or Overton Maddocke.

31 Edward Whitby, of Ashton, and Ann Dutton, of

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Guilden Sutton, Widow. At Guilden Sutton, or

Tarvin. Dec. 22 Thomas Webster, of Bickley, and Ann Bostocke, of

Macefen, Spinster. At Malpas. ,, 29 Thomas Crosse, of the City of Chester, Joyner, and

Frances Hull, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester,

Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester. Jan. I Robert Winnpennye, of Clotton, and Debora Hinton,

of Rishton, Spinster. At Tarvin, Tarpurley, or

Little Budworth. „ I Robert Moulson, of Malpas, and Catherine Kinaston,

of same. At St. Oswald's, Chester. . „ 2 George Rathborne, of Tarvin, and Mary Harvey,

of same. Spinster. At Weverham, Tarvin, or

Northwich. „ 3 Edward Morgan, of the City of Chester, Shoomaker,

and Mary Hughson, of Calveley, Spinster. At

Bunbury. „ 3 Ferdinando Ratcliffe, of Bebbington, and Lydia

Renshall, of Brombrough, Spinster. At Backford,

or Bebbington. „ 3 John Handley, of Tattenhall, and Elizabeth Harvey,

of Tarvin, Spinster. At Tarvin. or Christleton. Dec. 22 Edward Fletcher, of Churton, and Elizabeth Lewis,

of same, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester, or

Farndon. Jan. 7 George Mainwaring, of Calveley, and Margaret

Whitley, of Lymm, Spinster. At Bunbury, Lymm,

or Barrow. „ 7 Stephen Philips, of Leverpoole, and Dorothy Sande-

ford, of Macclesfeild, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Sherwen, of Macclesfeild. At Macclesfeild, or

Eastham. „ 9 William Dod, Clerk, Rector of the Lower Rectory

of the Parish of Malpas, and Elizabeth Alport, of

Stretton, Spinster. At Tilston, or Malpas. 5, 10 Thomas Whiteaffe, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and

Martha Maddocke, of same. Spinster. At St. John's,

Chester. „ 12 Nicholas Cropper, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, and

Mary Taylor, Parish of St. Bridget's, Chester,

Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Reece. At St. Peter's,

or St. Bridget's, Chester. „ 15 James Anderton, of Moreton, Parish of Bidston, and

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Margaret Goodicre, of Woodchurch, Spinster. At

Bidston, or Woodchurch. Jan. 17 Thomas Edgeworth, of Holt, Gentleman, and Hester

Jones, of same. Bondsman, Samuel Pasnage. At

Holt, or Pulford. 21 Robert Burt, of Leverpoole, and Jane Jones, of same,

Widow. Bondsman, Joseph Moore. At St. Peter's,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. 24 Richard Okell, of Long-Sutton, and Alice Clear, of

Grange; Spinster. At Warrington, Runcorn, or

Daresbury. 24 Richard Lawrenson, of Lower Whitley, and Mary

Hutton. Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster.

At St. Oswald's, Chester. 27 Thomas Price, Parish of St. Bridget's, Chester, and

Ann Hassall, Parish of St. Michael's, Chester,

Spinster. Bondsman, George Vause. At St.

Bridget's, or St. Michael's, Chester. 24 Robert Wilson, of Hartford, near Witton, and Mar- garet Williamson, of Acton, Widow. At Weverham,

or Witton. 27 Samuel Wrench, of the City of Chester, and Millicent

Crosse, of same. Bondsman, Samuel Pemberton.

At Holy Trinity Church, St. Mary's, or St. Peter's,

Chester. 29 Thomas Titley, of Sutton, Parish of Eastham, and Ann

Green, Parish of Backford. At Backford, or Eastham. 31 John Glegge, of Wrexham, Sadler, and Ellen New- bold, of Dodleston, Spinster. 31 John Lloyd, of Broughton, and Catherine Ashenhurst,

of the City of Chester, Spinster, Bondsman,

Richard Johnson, At Backford, St. Mary's, or

St. Martin's, Chester. 31 James Welsbye, of Lea, and Joan Taylor, of same,

Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Taylor, father of

said Joan. At Backford, 31 Theophilus Kelsall, of Stapleford, Gentleman, and

Elizabeth Tracye, Parish of Walton, Spinster, At

Holt, Walton, or Preston in Amoundernes. 31 Richard Yoxall, and Sarah Fleet, Spinster, both

of Namptwich. Bondsman, Thomas Yoxall. At

Namptwich, or Wibunbury, Feb. 2 John Beckett, of Stapleford, and Ann Hulton, of

same, Spinster. At Tarvin, Aldford, or Bruera.

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Feb. 3 Thomas Caddicke, of the City of Chester, Malster, and Elizabeth Palin, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, William Stacye. 4 William Lowe, of Aldford, and Mary Mottershed, of Aldersey, Spinster. At Aldford, Coddington, or Harthill.

4 Richard Jones, of Wrexham, and Ann Rowlinson, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Elias Preston. At St. Mary's, or St. John's, Chester.

5 William Eaton, of Little Budvvorth, and Ann Darling- ton, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Josh. Walker. At the Cathedral, Chester, or Little Budworth.

6 Thomas Denson, of Leverpool, and Jane Brookes, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Chr. Davis. At Walton, Leverpool, or Bidston.

7 John Pool, of the City of Chester, and Elizabeth Coulson, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Coulson. At St. Peter's, Chester.

11 John Henshawe, of Netherton, and Ann Mercer, Parish of Walton, Spinster. Bondsman, William Kerfoot. At Sephton, or Walton.

12 Henry Seddon, of Heaton, Parish of Dean, and EHza- beth Unsvvorth, Parish of St. John's, Chester. At St. John's, Chester.

13 John Hall, of Great Budworth, Gentleman, and Mary Hall, of Morley, Parish of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham, St. John's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

18 Thomas Cotton, of Great Neston, and Mary Worrall, of Ledsham, Parish of Neston, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Larton. At Neston, Burton, or Shotwicke,

18 Charles Goulding, of the City of Chester, and Margaret Heward, of Trafford, Parish of Plemstall, Spinster. At [blank].

17 John Briscoe, of Oxon [Oxton], Parish of Wood- church, and Mary Robinson, of Holthill, Parish of Bebbington, Spinster. At Woodchurch, or Bebbington.

21 John Spencer, of Huntington, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Davies, of Manley, Parish of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham, St. Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

21 John Rowdin, of Bebbington, and Sarah Briscoe, of Neston. At Bebbington, Neston, or the Cathedral, Chester.

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Feb. 25 William Ashbrooke, of Lymme, and Catherine Venables, of Great Budworth, Spinster. 25 Thomas Allen, of Bebington, and EHzabeth Robinson, of same. Spinster. At Bebbington, or Neston.

25 WilHam Williamson, of Tarpurley, and Ann Catherall, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Williamson. At Tarpurley, Tarvin, or Waverton.

26 Thomas Breese, of Huntington, and Martha Ken- ricke. Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

27 John Pickance, of Burton, and Catherine Nevill, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Woods. At Burton, Neston, or Shotwicke.

27 Benjamin Denson, of Whitby, Parish of Stoake,

and Mary Catherall, of same. At Stoake, St.

Oswald's, or St. John's, Chester. 18 Joseph Carter, of Aldersey, and Barbara Catherall,

of Hanley, Spinster. At Coddington, Hanley, or

Waverton. 18 John Johnson, of Brimstage, and Alice Hodgson,

of Brombrough, Spinster. At Brombrough, or

Bebbington. 18 William Prenton, of the City of Chester, and Catherine

Bridge, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Hanky. At St. John's, Chester. Mar. 2 Hugh Hall, of Baddiley, and Elizabeth Shard, of

Newhall, Parish of Wrenbury, Widow. Bondsman,

Joseph Hall. At Baddiley, Wrenbury, or Nampt-

wich. „ II John Bowler, of Adswood, and Martha Hollis, of

Etchells, Widow. At Cheadle, Stockport, or St.

John's, Chester. „ 2 1 Thomas Downall, of Warrington, and Hannah Fletcher,

of Norton, Spinster. At Runcorn, Backford, or

Holy Trinity Church, Chester. ,, 23 Thomas Boote, of Audlem, a literate person, licenced

to the Office of Parish Clerk, in the Church and

Parish of Audlem, on election by Thomas Cole,

Clerk, Vicar there. „ 23 Piers Wettenhall, of Bickerton, and Ahce Sherrington,

of Broxton, Spinster. Bondsman, William Wetten- hall. At Harthill. ,, 24 Thomas Hall, of Sandbach, and Margery Boult,

Parish of Sandbach, Widow. At Sandbach.

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Mar. 24 Ellinor, wife of Henry Proudlove, of Sandbach, licensed

to practice the OfHce of a Midwife in the County of

Chester. [1685] Mar. 26 Thomas Finchet, of Tarvin, and Ann Dunn, of Bursley,

Widow. At the Cathedral, or St. Oswald's, Chester. Apr. 10 George Smith, of Huxley, and Ellenor MinshuU, of

Tarpurlev, Spinster. At Waverton, Tarpurley, or

St. Oswald's. Chester. ,, 6 George Hockhenhall, of Prenton, and Amy Goore,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Fulke Patten.

At Woodchurch, Bebbington, or the Cathedral,

Chester. ,, 13 Francis Fearnall, of Farndon, and Dorothy Farrowe,

of same, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester. ,, 14 John Dannett, of the City of Chester, Tallow-chanler,

and Mary Appleton, of same. Spinster. At St.

Mary's, Chester. ,, 15 Peter Hilditch, of Odrode [Odd Rode], and Ann

Parret, of Bignell-End, Spinster. At Astbury. „ 18 William Richardson, of Churton, and Elizabeth Evans,

of Aldford, Spinster. At Aldford, St. John's,

or St. Peter's, Chester. ,, 20 James Lithgoe, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and

Frances Charnley, of same, Spinster. At Christleton,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. ,, 20 Robert Mollineux, of the City of Chester, and Catherine

Edwards, of Leeswood, Spinster. At St. Oswald's,

Chester. ,, 20 Henry Davies, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and

Margaret Rowley, of same, Spinster. At St.

Oswald's, Chester. ,, 21 Robert Barrow, of Churton, and Elizabeth Davies,

Parish of Aldford, Spinster. At Farndon, or

Aldford. ,, 23 Thomas Talbctt, of Bickerton, and Marv Wright,

of Tattenhall, Spinster. At Malpas, Tattenhall,

or Harthill. „ 21 John Mutch, of Poole, and Mary Wright, of Hapsford,

Spinster. At Eastham, or Thornton. „ 18 Bennett Barker, of Whitegate, and Mary Abram,

Parish of Midlewich, Spinster. At Midlewich,

or Whitegate. „ 23 Joseph Rocke, of Newcastle under Lyme, Gentleman,

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and Elizabeth Aspinwall, of the City of Chester,

Spinster. At Tarvin, or Tarpurley. Apr. 24 John Maddocke, Parish of Holt, and Mary Powell,

of same, Spinster. At Holt, St. Michael's, or St.

Oswald's, Chester. 25 John Earle, of Kelsall, and Joan Cooke, Parish of

Frodsham, Spinster. At Tarvin, Frodsham, or

Barrow. „ 28 William Worrall, of Leverpoole, and Margaret Cowles,

of Tranmere, Spinster. Bondsman, John Medow-

croft. At Woodchurch, West Derby, or Bidston. ,, 21 Licence of Lawrence Ainsworth, of Blackburne, on

Testimonial by Doctor Halstead, of Manchester,

and Mr. Price, Vicar of Blackburne, to practice

the Art of a Surgeon throughout the Diocese. „ 25 Thomas Carden, of Malpas, and Ann Hanley, of the

same Parish, Spinster. At Malpas. ,, 30 Thomas Bennett, of Willaston, and Elizabeth Lar-

ton, of Tattenhall, Spinster, Bondsman, Richard

Burroughs. At Tattenhall, St. Oswald's, or Holy

Trinity Church, Chester. May 5 Richard Dyerson, of Waverton, and Ann Dutton,

Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. Bonds- man, Joseph Dutton. At St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 7 William Ford, of Wigan, Pewterer, and Margery

Langshawe, of same. Spinster. At Wigan, Standish,

or Up-Holland. „ 7 Thomas Milner, of Newton, and Sarah Fluit, Parish

of Tarpurley, Spinster. At Frodsham, Tarpurley,

or Tarvin. ,, 9 WilHam Gill, of Liscard, and Dorothy Johnson, Parish

of Woodchurch, Widow. At Woodchurch, Wallizey,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 14 Thomas Evans, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester,

and AHce Reeves, of same. Widow. Bondsman,

Edward Price. At St. Oswald's, Chester, or

Waverton. „ 14 Thomas Pulford, Parish of Christleton, and Mary

Carter, Parish of Coddington, Spinster. Bondsman,

John Catherall. At Coddington, Harthill, or Holy

Trinity Church, Chester. „ 15 John Rhodes, Parish of Lancaster, and Ann Higham,

Parish of Eccleston, Spinster. Bondsman, Charles

Parker. At Levland.

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May 16 Hannah, wife of . . . Hastings, Parish of Eastham, licensed to teach children in the common tongue.

13 Robert Maddocke, of Great Meols, and Catherine Sharpe, Parish of Bidston, Spinster. At Bidston.

16 Reginald Fletcher, of Sandbache, and Cicely Proud- love, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Hartley. At Sandbach.

20 John Lucas, of Stoake, and Ann Harding, Parish of Bunbury, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Cappur. At Acton, Bunbury, or Little Budworth.

23 John Fowler, of Little MoUington, and Mary Meylor, of Puddington, Spinster. At Burton, Backford, or Shotwicke.

23 John Lloyd, Parish of Tattenhall, and Hannah Aston, of same. Widow. At Tattenhall, Farndon, or Hanley. une 4 William Harvye, of Henbury, and Martha Riddish, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph Faulkner. At Bartomley, Chelford, or Alderley. 4 Richard Bridge, Parish of Walton, co. Lane, and Ellen Knowles, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, William Pendleton. At Walton aforesaid. 4 Thomas Ditchfeild, Parish of Leigh, junior, and Jane Smith, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Hanmer, Clerk. At Leigh, or Warrington. 6 William Warton, of Kelsall, and Jane Wright, of

Tarvin. At Tarvin, Frodsham, or Thornton. 6 Ralph Dale, of Coddington, and Margaret Naylor, of Hargreave, Spinster. At Tarvin, Coddington, or Hargreaves. 8 William Bridge, of Mouldsworth, and Elizabeth Buckley, of Davenport, Spinster. At Tarvin, Swettenham, or Church-Hulme,

II John Hough, Parish of Tarpurley, and Sarah Hough, of same, Spinster, At Tarpurley.

13 John Craven, of Beeston, Gentleman, and Catherine Hignet, Parish of Christleton, Spinster. At Bun- bury, Christleton, or St. Peter's, Chester.

10 Richard Bolton, Parish of Walton, and Margaret Mills, of same. Bondsman, James Gilbart. At Walton, St. Michael's, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

16 Robert Hoose, of the City of Chester, Brewer, and Jane Booth, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Booth. At St. John's, or St. Mary's, Chester.

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June 18 John Fletcher, of Hoole, and Joan Goodwin, Parish of St. John's, Chester. At Plemstall, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 19 Arnold Dean, Parish of Prestbury, and Margaret Davenport, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Nixon. At Prestbury, or Macclesfeild.

„ 24 Thomas Owens, of Burton, and Mary Stringer, Parish of Warmingham, Spinster. At Warmingham, or Acton.

„ 24 Ralph Hignett, and Hannah Antrobus, Parish of Tarvin, Spinster. Bondsman, William Hignett. At St. John's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 25 Samuel Benson, of the City of Chester, and Jane Jones, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. At the Cathedral, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

„ 25 George Rathbone, of Weverham, and Mary Harrison, Parish of Weverham, Spinster. At Weverham, Frodsham, or Tarven.

„ 25 Thomas Frost, Parish of Astbury, and Sarah Corton, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Bolton. At St. John's, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Mary's, Chester.

„ 27 Samuel Pickering, of Namptwich, Silkweaver, and Mary Axton, of same. Spinster. At Namptwich, St. Oswald's, or St. John's, Chester. July I Robert Shawe, of Namptwich, and Hannah Wase, of Hankelowe, Spinster. Bondsman, John Stonier. At Namptwich, or Barthomley.

„ 4 John Catherall, of Tarperley, and Elizabeth Read, of same. Widow. Bondsman, Ralph Bailey. At the Cathedral, Chester, Tarperley, or Namptwich.

„ 7 William Ince, of Burton, and Mary Smith, of Netherton, Spinster. At Tarvin, or Frodsham.

„ 7 Edward Crump, of Cawarden [Garden], and Mary Bateman, of Cuddington, Spinster. Bondsman, Rowland Gough. At Malpas, Eccleston, or Harthill. 7 John Robinson, Parish of Wallizey [Wallasey], and Mary Wilson, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Wilson. At Wallizey, Walton, or Lever- pool.

>, 10 Zacharia Taylor, Clerk, Vicar of Ormskirke, and Barbara Stanley, daughter of Lady . . . Stanley, alias Davenport, of Bickersteth, Spinster. At Ormskirke, or Wigan.

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July 9 Ralph Simpson, Parish of St. Michael's, Chester, and Alice Parrye, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Roberts. At Waverton, Christleton, or St. Michael's, Chester.

„ 10 Thomas Hassall, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and Ann Tannat, of Tarpurley, Spinster. Bonds- man, Richard Briscoe. At Tarpurley, or Waverton.

„ II John Wilcocke, Parish of West Kirkby, and Mary Day, of Larton, Widow. Bondsman, Samuel Wilcocke. At West Kirkby, Leverpool, or Bidston.

„ II John Okell, Parish of Daresbury, and Mary Tavlor, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Main- waring. At Daresbury.

„ 16 John Amery, of Barnton, and Catherine Johnson, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Irish. At Witton.

„ 16 John Hadfeld, of Blakeley, and Mary WagstafTe, of same. Spinster. At Manchester, or Prestwich.

„ 21 William Manley, of Manley, and Ellinor Wilkinson, Parish of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham.

„ 22 Owen Jones, of Aldford, and Ann Rollinson, of Milton- Green, Spinster. At Backford, Stoake, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 27 Wilham Slater, of the City of Dublin, Gentleman, and Joan Pearson, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 28 John Wright, Parish of Walton, and Hannah Ambrose, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Marsden. At West Derby.

„ 28 Thomas Bootle, of Melling, Gentleman, and Jane Lidiate, of Upholland, Widow. Bondsman, George Mawdsley. At Halsall, Sephton, or Ormskirke.

„ 28 John Warrington, of the City of Chester, and Eliza- beth Percivall, of Leverpoole, Spinster. Bonds- man, John Harpur. At Walton, West Kirkby, or Leverpoole.

„ 28 John Dutton, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and EHzabeth Kirfoot, of same, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester. Aug. I Samuel Colclough, of Whitmore, co. Staff., and Catherine Davies, of Brombrough, Spinster. At Backford.

„ I John Foxley, of Hampton, and Frances Povah, of

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Duckinton, Spinster. At Tilston, St. John's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Aug. 3 John Perrye, of Christleton, and Margaret Lowe, of Sutton, Widow. At Guilden-Sutton, St. Mary's, or St. John's, Chester.

5 Ralph Minshall, of Flaxyarde, and Thomasina Robin- son, Parish of Bunbury, Spinster. At Tarpurley, Waverham, or Bunbury.

6 Robert Fogge, of Bickersteth, and Ellen Ascroft, of same, Widow. Bondsman, Cuthbert Banck. At Ormeskirke.

II James Cartwright, of Rudheath, and Mary Skerrat,

of Rinehill, Spinster. At Davenham, or Wibunbury. 15 James Percivall, of Appleton, and Ellen Whitlow,

Parish of Great Budworth, Spinster. At Great

Budworth, or Warrington. 15 John Huxley, of Churton, and Elizabeth Parrye,

Parish of Coddington, Spinster. At Aldford, or

Coddington. 21 Thomas Minshull, of Rushton, and Sarah Poughtin,

Parish of Tarpurley, Widow. At Tarpurley, or

Namptwich. 24 Samuel Done, of Leverpoole, and Mary Briscoe, of

Toxteth Parke, Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Hindle.

At Walton, or Grappenhall.

24 Peter Parke, of West Derbye, and Judeth Ambrose, of Toxteth Parke, Spinster. At Walton, Lever- poole, or West Derbye.

25 Andrew Hulme, of Widford, and Ann Fearnihough, Parish of Prestbury, Spinster. At Prestbury, Macclesfeild, or Marton.

28 George Sorocold, of Croft, and Jane Hutchin, Parish of Huyton, Spinster. Bondsman, George Sorocold, father of above George. At Winwicke, or Huyton.

28 Jabez Bathoe, of the City of Chester, Tanner, and Mary Weston, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Widow. Bondsman, Charles Moulson. At St. John's, Chester.

29 John Williams, of Hoole, and Mary Ashley, Widow. At Holy Trinity Church, St. John's, or St. Mary's.

29 Joseph Simpson, of Kingsley, and Elizabeth Hickson, Parish of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

7 Lawrence Harvey, of the City of Chester, and Deborah

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Jones, of same, Widow, Bondsman, George Harvey. At Christleton, or St. Mary's, Chester. Sep. 7 Lewis Bevan, Parish of Weverham, and Ann Wilme, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Whitting- ham, of Onston. At Weverham.

,, 8 Benjamin Bridge, of the City of Chester, Gentle- man, and Elizabeth Santhey, Parish of Tattenhall, Spinster. At Tattenhall, or Witton.

„ 10 George Fearnall, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester^ and Abigael Jones, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester. Bondsman, John Fearnall. At St. Peter's, Chester.

,, 12 William Fisher, of Pulford, and Hannah Birch, of Warne, Spinster. At Worthenbury, Pulford, or St. John's, Chester.

,, i6 Francis Bettiley, of Burland, and Sarah French, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Humphrey Bettiley. At Acton.

,, i6 Humphrey Bettiley, and Jane Dawson, Parish of Acton. At Acton, or Wrenbury.

,, 21 Samuel Jarvis, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Silk- weaver, and Ellenor Hughes, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, 22 Henry Williamson, of Mouldsworth, Carpenter, and Ann Cooper, of same. Spinster. At Tarvin, or St. John's, Chester.

,, 23 Robert Cawley, of Burton, Parish of Tarvin, and Elizabeth Done, same Parish, Spinster. At Tarvin, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 25 Daniel Porter, of Dodleston, and Elizabeth Hamnett, of same. Widow. At Dodleston.

,, 25 William Carter, of Coddington, and Elizabeth Probin, of Clutton, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Cumber- bach. At Coddington, or Farndon.

,, 26 William Starkey, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Beer-brewer, and Martha Woodcocke, of Guilden- Sutton, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Anderson, Chemist. At Guilden Sutton, St. John's, or St. Peter's, Chester.

„ 28 John Heyes, of Westleigh, and Mary Hatton, Parish of Frodsham, Spinster. At Leigh, Frodsham, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 29 John Nickson, of Pettipoole, Parish of Whitegate,

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and Elizabeth Grestye, of same. Spinster. At

Whitegate, or St. Oswald's, Chester. Sep. 29 John Hoolton, of Ashton, Parish of Winwicke, and

Sarah Chantrell, of same Parish, Spinster. At

Winwicke, or Warrington. 29 Simon Arrowsmith, of Namptwich, Shoemaker, and

EHzabeth Oakes, Parish of Bunbury, Spinster. At

Namptwich, Bunbury, or St. Oswald's, Chester. 29 Edward Parre, of Prescott, and Susan Kent, of

Tranmore, Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Humphreys.

At Bebington, Bidston, or Woodchurch. 29 Ralph Weaver, Parish of Farndon, and Frances Care,

Parish of Tarvin, Spinster. At Farndon, or

Tarvin.

29 William Bellen, Parish of Neston, and Mary Hoole,

Parish of Neston, Spinster. At Neston.

30 Richard Bettiley, of Bunbury, and Mary Bate,

of same, Spinster. At Bunbury, Sandbach, or

Brereton. 30 James Walley, Parish of Frodsham, and Margaret

Chorley, of Helsbye, Spinster. At St. Oswald's,

or St. John's, Chester. „ 30 John Nevett, Parish of Shotwicke, and Elizabeth

King, Parish of Burton, Spinster. Bondsman,

George Johnson. At St. Peter's, Chester. „ 30 John Francis, of Bidston, and Mary Johnson, Parish

of Bebbington, Spinster. Oct. I John Clough, of Whitegate, and Elizabeth Booth,

of same. Spinster. At Little Budworth. ,, 3 Josia Parke, of the City of Chester, Clothier, and

Mary Fowler, of same. Spinster. At Backford,

St. Oswald's, or St. Mary's, Chester. ,, 5 Hugh Hamnett, of Hanley, and Elizabeth Bird, of

Tattenhall, Spinster. Bondsman, Peter Bell. At

Hanley, Tattenhall, or Waverton. „ 6 William Crachley, of the City of Chester, Gentleman,

and Jane Lloyd, of Pulford, Spinster. At Pulford. ,, 6 Thomas Fearnall, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and

Mary Antrobus, of same, Spinster. Bondsman,

Mr. John WilHamson. At St. John's, Chester. ,, 9 Abraham Heathley, of the City of Chester, Slater,

and Elizabeth Richardson, of same. Widow. At

Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 9 Peter Dunbabin, of the City of Chester, Glasior, and

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Ann Somerfield, of same, Spinster. At Waverton, or St. Oswald's, Chester. Oct. 10 Thomas Barker, of Shorley, and Magdalen Wilbraham, Parish of Dodleston, Spinster. At Dodleston, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 10 Thomas Smalwood, Parish of Astbury, and Mary Newer, Parish of Rosthorn, Spinster. Bondsman, William Thompson. At Astbury, or Rosthorn. „ 10 Joseph Goolding, of the City of Chester, and Elizabeth

Hall, of same. Spinster. At St. John's, Chester. „ 10 Ralph Bellis, of Mickle-Trafford, and Martha Brod- hurst. Parish of Great Budworth, Spinster. At Plemstall, or Great Budworth. „ 12 John Berrington, of Acton, and Mary Unwin, of same, Spinster. At Acton, Wrenbury, or Church-Hulme. „ 12 William Pluckington, of Leverpoole, Mariner, and Dorothy Bennett, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Medovvcroft. At Walton, or Leverpoole. „ 13 Robert Hill, of Salop, and Rebecca Bevan, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Spinster. At St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 16 John Pimley, Parish of Brombrough, and Sarah Coppogge, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Higginson. At Brombrough, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Mary's, Chester. „ 17 Samuel Moreton, of Rachdale, and Margaret Gartside, of same, Widow. Bondsman, Thomas Robinson, of the City of Chester. At Rachdale, or Manchester. „ 19 John Dutton, of Barterton, Parish of Great Bud- worth, and Mary Done, Parish of Weverham. At Weverham, Great Budworth, or Tarvin. „ 21 Roger Comberbach, of Namptwich, Gentleman, and Alice Street, of the City of Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Minshull. At Namptwich, St. Oswald's, St. John's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. „ 24 Jeremiah Hunt, of Leverpoole, Inholder, and Dorothy Sandeforth, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Sanderson. At Walton, or Leverpool. „ 28 William Simpson, Parish of Ince, and Margery Arrott,

of same. At Ince, or Backford. „ 24 Ralph Midcalfe, of Tattenhall, and Margaret Becket, of Sound, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Whitfeild. At Wrenbury, Tattenhall, or Tarpurley.

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Oct. 24 James Randies, Parish of Bangor, and Ellenor Kin- naston, of Pendle, Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Samuel. At Bangor, or Hanmer.

„ 26 John Cheaney, of Manchester, Incle-weaver, and Abigael Mollineux, of same, Spinster. At Man- chester, or Witton.

„ 26 Samuel Niccolls, of the City of Chester, and Martha Mason, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Hughes. At the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 28 Samuel Bathoe, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, and Dorothy Dawson, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester. Bondsman, Henry Janions. At St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 29 Francis Wright, of Hoolton [Hooton], Parish of East- ham, and Amy Keele, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Foulk Patten. At Eastham, St. Oswald's, or St. Bridget's, Chester.

„ 29 Edward Edge, of Rushall, and Dorothy Dawson, of same. Spinster. At Tattenhall, Hanley, or Harthill.

„ 31 John Lowe, of Farndon, Miller, and Mary Jones, Parish of Holt, Spinster. At Farndon, or Holt.

,, 3r Daniel Birch, of Aldford, and Martha Bathoe, Parish ot St. Peter's, Chester, Spinster. At Aldford, or St. Peter's, Chester, Nov. 2 Eubule Thelwall, Esquire (son of Eubule Thelwall, Vice - Chamberlain of Chester), of Nanclid, co. Denbigh, and Susan Puleston, of Emrall, Parish of Worthenbury, Gentlewoman, Spinster. Bonds- man, John Shore, Clerk, Rector of Worthenbury. At Worthenbury, or Bangor. 6 William Wright, Parish of Frodsham, Blacksmith, and Mary Maurice, of same. Spinster. At Frod- sham, or Ince.

„ 6 John Forrest, and Ann Milton, both of Frodsham Parish. Bondsman, WilHam Drakeford, of Frod- sham. At Frodsham, or Incp.

,, 7 John Lloyd, of Soughton, co. Flint, Gentleman, and Blanch Hill, late of Eaton, Parish of Eccleston, now of the Parish of St. Michael's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, John Jones. At St. Michael's, Chester. 9 George Tyrer, of Thornton, Parish of Sephton, and Jane Newhouse, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Newhouse. At Sephton, or Walton.

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Nov. JO Richard Wilkinson, of Weverham, and Ellenor Hough,

Parish of Tarpurley, Spinster. II Ralph Dod, of Little Budworth, and Frances Houl-

brooke, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Houlbrooke. At Little Budworth, Bunbury, or

Frodsham, 1 1 James Hill, of Traflord, and Elizabeth Fazaker, of

same, Spinster. At Plemstall, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. I 3 Ralph Bate, Parish of Winwicke, and Margaret Rhodes,

of Burtonwood, Widow. At Winwicke, Warring- ton, or Burtonwood. 14 John Povall, Parish of Acton, and Margaret Aston,

of same, Spinster. At Acton, or Wibunbury. 16 John Almond, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and

Catherine Oulton, of Hanley, Spinster. At Hanley.

16 John Wood, of Heahead, co. Staff., Gentleman, and Sarah Bosier, Parish of Over, Spinster. At Over, or Midlewich.

17 John Webster, junior, of Mooreton, co. Chester, and Ellen Cowley, Parish of Heswall, Widow. At Bidston, Heswall, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

18 Thomas Leigh, of the City of Chester, Breadbaker, and Jane Bingley, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

21 Joseph Walker, Parish of Little Budworth, and Ellen Briscoe, of same. Spinster. At Little Budworth, or St. Peter's, Chester.

14 Thomas Hiccocke, of Woodbanke, and Ann Bagnall, of Sutton, Parish of Eastham, Spinster. At East- ham, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Osw^ald's, Chester.

26 Thomas Challinowe, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Sarah Davenport, of same, Spinster. Bonds- man, Robert Anderson. At St. John's, Chester.

28 Roger Linsey, of Northwich, Linen-Draper, and Margery Goodman, of Tabley, Spinster. At Great Budworth, Knutsford, or Lower Peover.

28 Richard Mosley, of Peckforton, and Margaret Burton, of Chumundeley [Cholmondeley], Widow. At Bunbury.

25 Richard Woods, of Northwich, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Harefinch, Parish of Waverham, Spinster. At Weverham, or Witton.

1 1 Ralph Cooke, of Farrington, co. Lane , Yeoman, and

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Elizabeth Worden, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, William Proctor, of Farrington. Dec. 2 John Pemberton, of the City of Chester, Linen-Draper, and Ann Barber, of Warrington, Spinster. At Warrington, or St. Peter's, Chester.

„ 2 John Robinson, of Bebington, and Ellenor Wilkinson, of Sutton, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Farring- ton. At Bebbington, St. Oswald's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ 2 Thomas Dukes, of Bebington, and Rebecca Coppocke, Parish of Backford, Spinster. At Bebington, Back- ford, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 5 Thomas Pickering, of Waverham, and Elizabeth Barker, Parish of Over, Widow. At Waverham, Over, or Witton.

,, 7 Charles Warmingham, of the City of Chester, Barber- Surgeon, licensed to Practice the Art of a Surgeon in the Diocese of Chester, on Testimonials of Allan Pennington, and Henry Williamson, Doctors of Medicine, and Robert Morrey, Alderman of the City of Chester, a Surgeon Licenciate.

,, 5 John Urmston, of Presheys. Parish of Tarvin, and Judith Bennett, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. At Tarvin, St. Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 5 Samuel Milner, of Nesse, and Catherine Cottingham, of Little Neston, Spinster. At Neston, Heswall, or Burton.

„ 8 John Chadocke, of Abram, and Catherine Pearson, Parish of Weverham, Spinster. At Wigan, or Weverham. Nov. 23 Roger Woodroofe, of Wheelton, and Ellen Heaton, of Adlington. Bondsman, Matthew Walkden, of Heap. Dec. 10 Robert Okell, of Dodleston, and Catherine Kelsall, of same. Widow. Bondsman, Jonathan Hignett, of Allington. At Dodleston, or St. John's, Chester.

,, II Robert Kenericke, Parish of Shotwicke, and Ann Peirce, of same. Bondsman, Robert Hayw^ard. At Shotwicke, or the Cathedral, Chester.

„ II Matthew Bushell, of Leverpoole, Mariner, and Eliza- beth Williamson, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Reynolds. At Walton, or Leverpoole.

„ II John Barnes, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Alice

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Picks, of same, Widow. Bondsman, Christopher Ekin. At St. John's, Chester. Dec. 15 Hohem [?John] Hewitt, Parish of Rosthorn, and Mary Hunt, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John Cartwright. At Rosthorn, Bowden, or Over Peover.

„ 15 Randal Holme, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and Ann Adams, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Widow. Bondsman, Samuel Burges. At St. Mary's, St. Oswald's, or the Cathedral, Chester.

,, 16 William Brereton, of Congleton, and Elizabeth Ford, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, William Beech. At Astbury, St. Peter's, or St. John's, Chester.

,, 16 Joseph Spanne, of Brombrough, and Elizabeth Barlow, Parish of Neston, Spinster. At Brom- brough, Neston, or Burton.

,, 17 John Worrall, of Mollington, and Mary Smith, of Coddington, Widow. Bondsman, Charles Fletcher. At Coddington, St. Mary's, or St. Michael's, Chester.

,, 17 William Smith, of Rowton, and Mary Helly, of Upton. Bondsman, Thomas Pulford. At St. Mary's, or St. John's, Chester, or at Christleton. Jan. 23 Geoffrey Benson, of Samlesbury, Parish of Black- burn, and Elizabeth Wade, of same Parish, Spinster. Bondsman, William Mellin.

,, 23 Richard Hartley, of Preston, Gentleman, and Alice Bushell, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, William Bushell, of same. Gentleman. Dec. 21 Thomas Wilson, of Poolton, and Jane Taylor, of Preston, co. Lane, Spinster. At Penwortham, Wallizey [Wallasey], or Bidston.

,, 21 Thomas Richardson, of Liscard, and Margaret Richardson, of same. Spinster. At Wallizey, or Bidston.

,, 23 Owen Bennion, of Huxley, and Ann Naylor, of Fulk- Stapleford, Spinster. At Tarvin, or Waverton.

„ 23 Thomas Maddockes, of Wisterson, and Margaret Harris, Parish of Malpas, Widow. Bondsman, Randal Orton. At Malpas.

„ 23 Thomas Barrow, of Churton, and Mary Holmes, Parish of Farndon, Spinster. At Farndon, or Aid- ford.

„ 24 Robert Hankinson, of Great Barrow, and EUinor Jallicoe, of Barrow. At Barrow, or Tarvin.

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Dec. 28 Richard Griffith, of Wigland, and Mary Mort, of Iscoyd, Parish of Malpas. At Malpas, or Harthill.

30 Robert Ashbrooke, of Leverpoole, Mariner, and

Elizabeth Vice, of same, Spinster. At Leverpoole.

31 Charles Cotton, of the City of Chester, and Jane

Bavand, of same. Spinster. At St. Michael's, St.

John's, or St. Oswald's, Chester. Jan. 29 William Wright, and Alice Rymer, both of Crossons,

Parish of North Meols. „ r George Adshead, Parish of Tarvin, and Catherine

Woolfen, Parish of Tarvin, Spinster. At Tarvin,

or Barrow. „ 4 Abraham Earnshaw, of Manley, and Elizabeth Harri- son, of same. Spinster. At Plemstall, Frodsham,

or Shotwicke. „ 6 Humphrey Withers, of Thornton, and Mary Adams,

of Newton, Widow. At Thornton, St. Mary's,

or St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 7 Henry Collye, of Edge, and Margaret Thomlinson

Parish of Malpas, Spinster. At Malpas, Tilston,

or Harthill. ,, 12 Simon Croft, of Great Meols, Mariner, and Ann

Maddocke, of same. Spinster. At West Kirkby,

Wallezey, or Bidston. ,, 15 Thomas Lamb, of the City of Chester, Grocer, and

Ellen Hughes, of Eccleston, Spinster. Bondsman,

Thomas Caddocke. At Eccleston, St. Peter's, or

Holy Trinity Church, Chester. ., 16 Robert Lawrenson, of Tarvin, and Elizabeth Lightfoot,

of Kelsall, Spinster. Bondsman, Edmund Lightfoot.

At Tarvin, St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester. ,, 19 Henry Hodgkinson, of Horrich [Horwich], and Mary

Pilkington, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, John

Greenhalgh. At Horrich, Bolton, or Dean. „ 20 Richard Meat, of Horton, and Mary Skelhorn, of

Buglawton, Spinster. Bond, Jane Jenkinson. At

Astbury. ,, 20 John Halliwell, of Millington, and Ellenor Carter,

Parish of Whitegate, Spinster. At Rosthorne,

Whitegate, or St. Mary's, Chester. „ 21 William Carter, of Robye, Gentleman, and Margaret

Webster, of Tarbocke, Widow. Bondsman, James

Saunderson, At Huyton, or Warrington.

mson.

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Jan. 25 Henry Yong, of Wallezey, and Margaret Johr

Parish of Ince, Spinster. At Ince, or Wallezey. „ 25 Samuel Johnson, of Manley, Parish of Frodsham, and

Ann Blackamore, Parish of Whitegate, Spinster. „ 24 John Bennit, of Elton, and Alice Taylor, of Ince,

Widow. At Thornton, or Ince. „ 29 Samuel Weld, of Darford [? Dorfold], and Ann Griffith,

of Bretton. At Acton, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester. , 29 John Tushingham, of Saughton [Saighton], and

Frances Batrich, of Wavenon, Spinster. At Chur-

ton-Heath, or Waverton. ., 29 John Hiccocke, of Werven, and Mary Rogers, of same,

Spinster. At Pulford, Dodleston, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. „ 30 John Bromfeild, of Audlem, and Margaret Willaston,

of Priest [? Prees]. Bondsman, William Venables.

At Audlem, or St. John's, Chester. „ 20 Christiana Massey, of Rostherne Parish, Widow,

licensed to teach boys and girls within the Parish. „ 20 Marv Kindar, of Meir, Parish of Rostherne, Spinster,

licensed to teach children in Meir. „ 30 John Short, of Elton, and Hannah Goulden, of same.

Spinster. At Thornton, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester. ,> 30 John Rakestrawe, of Farndon, and Elizabeth Hopley,

Parish of Malpas, Spinster. At the Cathedral,

Chester. [Feb.] 2 Josia Barrow, of Helsby, and Ann Hill, of Mickle-

Trafford, Spinster. At Plemstall, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. 4 Richard Wynne, of Gresford, Gentleman, and Margaret

Backhouse, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Widow.

At Pulford, or St. Mary's, Chester. „ 6 Isaac Thomas, of the City of Chester, Carpenter, and

Hannah Robinson, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester. ,, 6 Edward Rylands, of Leverpoole, and Mary Poole,

of the Chapelry of Hale. „ 6 William Valentine, of Leverpoole, gun-smith, and

Ehzabeth Brown, of Everton, Spinster. Bonds- man, James Sanderson. At Leverpoole, or Walton. „ 6 Charles Davies, Parish of Great Budworth, and

Sarah Mosse, of same, Spinster. At Frodsham,

or Great Budworth.

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[Feb.] 8 Ralph Guest, of Netherton, and Hannah Savage, of

Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. Feb. 16 Richard Peirpoint, Parish of Winwick, and Catherine

Sanderson, of same Parish, Widow, per Tho.

Crane, Clerk, Surrogate. 9 John Edwards, of Grange, and Abigael Yong, of Shot-

wicke. Spinster. At West Kirkby, or Shotwicke. 9 John Yong, of Neston, and Catherine Harrison, of

same. Spinster. At Neston, or Holy Trinity Church,

Chester.

9 Thomas Weston, of Worsester [Worcester], and Phebe Minshull, of the City of Chester, Widow. Bonds- man, William Francis. At St. Oswald's, or St. John's, Chester.

10 Charles Dod, of Chorlton, and Sarah Bateman, of Upton, Spinster. At Backford, or St. Mary's, Chester.

10 John Pemberton, of Brimstage, and Jane Martin, of Eastham, Spinster. At Eastham, Brombrough, or Bebbington.

11 John Buckley, Parish of Christleton, and Mary Smith, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, Spinster. Bonds- man, Benjamin Rylands. At Christleton, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

11 Peter Morrey, of Thornton, co. Chester, Clerk, and Mary Dutton, of Wimbolds-Trafford, Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester.

13 George Rowland, of Farndon, and Frances Powell,

of Holt, Spinster. At Farndon, or Holt. 13 Thomas Whittingham, of Witton, and Mary Tovey,

of Davenham, Widow. Bondsman, Mr. Fishwicke,

Curate of Witton. At Witton. II John Owen, and Margaret Pendleton, Spinster, both

of Fhxton, per Mr. Crane, Surrogate. 15 WiUiam Hamnett, of Newhall, Parish of Acton, and

Catherine Ashley, of Namptwich, Spinster. At Acton.

10 Joseph Widdens, of Manley, and Martha Nangreave, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At Frodsham, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

12 Thomas Heath, Parish of Copnall [Coppenhall], and Hannah Steele, Parish of Wibunbury, Spinster. Bondsman, George Steele. At Wibunbury, Copnall, or Audlem.

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Feb. 12 George Steele, of Blacknall [Blakenhall], Parish of

Wibunbury, and Mary Burges, same Parish, Spinster.

At Wibunbury, Audlem, or Namptwich. „ 12 Robert Burges, Parish of Wibunbury, and Ellen Steele,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, the above George

Steele. At Wibunbury, Audlem, or Namptwich. „ 13 James Watkinson, of Leverpoole, Mariner, and EHza-

beth Henley, of same, Spinster. At Leverpoole. „ 13 Thomas Craven, of Pulford, Yeoman, and Ann Moyle,

Parish of Bunbury, Spinster. At Pulford, or

Bunbury. „ 15 Joseph Fairclough, Parish of Burton, and Margaret

Cooke, of same. Spinster. At Burton, or Shotvvicke. „ 15 John Peirson, Parish of Rostherne, and Mary Cryer,

Parish of Thornton, Spinster. At Thornton, Ros-

thern, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 10 Richard Locker, Parish of Wigan, and Mary Peters,

same Parish, Widow, per Tho. Crane, Clerk, Surro- gate. ,, 18 Thomas Banner, a Hterate person, licensed to the

Office of Parish Clerk, in the Church and Parish

of Backford, on the nomination of Robert Cotterell,

Clerk, Vicar there. „ 14 Charles Seale, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and

Ellen Hulton, of same. At St. Oswald's, or Holy

Trinity Church, Chester. „ 18 Joseph Clegge, of Newton, and Hester Williamson,

of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Timothy Wright.

At Manchester, Salford, or Newton. „ 19 Randal Rode, Parish of Sandbache, and Ann Amson,

of same. Widow. Bondsman, William Thomson.

At Sandbache, Church-Hulme, or Church-Lawton. „ 15 Edward Darhngton, of Lache, and Sarah Saywell,

of Eccleston, Spinster. At St. Mary's, or Holy

Trinity Church, Chester. „ 20 John Peacocke, of Dunham-on-the-Hill, and Martha

Bushell, Parish of Thornton, Spinster. At Thornton. „ 20 Peter Woodworth, of Frodsham, and Elizabeth Porter,

of same. Spinster. At Frodsham, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. Mar. 2 Richard Johnson, of Huxley, Milner, and Elizabeth

Cappur, of same. Spinster. At Waverton, Har-

greaves, or St. Peter's, Chester. „ 2 John Humphreys, of Broughton, and Awdrey Roberts,

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of Worthenbury, Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Roberts. At Malpas, Worthenbury, or any Chapel in the Parish of Malpas. Mar. 13 Thomas Goodwin, of Radway, co. Warwicke, Gentle- man, and Elizabeth Wainwright, Spinster, daughter of John Wainwright, Doctor of Laws, late Chancellor of the Diocese of Chester. At Malpas, or St. Mary's, Chester.

„ 20 John Burton, of Baddiley, and Catherine Woodhall, of Baddiley, Spinster. Bondsman, Randal Wood- hall. At Baddiley. [1686] Mar. 25 Mordecai Cockett, of Little Walton, Gentleman, and Deborah Johnson, of same. Spinster. At Child- wall, Walton, or Huyton.

,, 27 Robert Newe, of Manchester, Gentleman, and Hannah Reece, of the City of Chester, Widow. At St. Peter's, Chester.

,, 29 Samuel Bruckshawe, of Bredbury, and Margaret Dodge, of Romiley, Spinster. At Stockport, or Gorton. Apr. 2 Henry Booth, of Stanthorn, and Martha Farrington, of same. Widow. Bondsman, Thomas Booth. At Davenham, or Church-Hulme.

,, 3 Philipp Bostocke, Parish of Davenham, Gentleman, and Mary Weston, Parish of Christleton, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Hodgson. At Christleton.

,, 4 Ralph Cumberbach, of Mickle-TraflFord, and Ann Norcott, of Stoake, Spinster. At Plemstall, Stoake, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, 5 Thomas Orm.e, of the City of Chester, and Mary Broster, of same, Spinster. At Tarvin, Christle- ton, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, 6 Robert Lewis, of the City of Chester, and Margaret Crosby, Parish of Tattenhall, Spinster. At St. Peter's, Chester.

,, 6 John Goulding, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, and Mary Parry, of same. Spinster. At St. Mary's, Chester.

,, 10 Sarah, wife of Edward Harding, of Withington, Parish of Prestbury. Licensed to exercise the Office of a Midwife.

,, 4 Leonard Gamull, of Buerton, Shoomaker, and Jane Sandford, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas xMassie. At [blank].

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Apr. 6 John Dykes, of Spurstowe, and Gwen Williams, of Putty. At Bunbury, Tarpurley, or Waverton. 6 John Houghton, of Tarvin, and Sarah Knowles, Parish of Waverham, Spinster. At Waverham, Tarvin, or Warrington.

6 William Millington, of Leftwich, and Elizabeth Jack- son, Parish of Runcorn, Widow. At Davenham, or Runcorn.

7 John Rider, Parish of Ince, and Ellen Johnson, of same, Widow. Bondsman, William Warmingham. At Ince, St. Oswald's, or St. John's, Chester.

7 John Fleet, of Tattenhall,"and Ann Prickett, of same. Widow Bondsman, John Walley. At Tattenhall.

7 John Billinges, Parish of Audlem, and Catherine Bratt, Parish of Marbury, Spinster. Bondsman, William Ollerhead. At Audlem, or Marbury.

7 William Fox, Parish of Hawarden, and Ann Comber- bach, of Broughton, Spinster. At Hawarden, or St. Mary's, Chester.

12 Hugh Poole, of Bebbington, Clerk, and Martha Slater, of Eccleston, Spinster. At Congleton, Astbury, or Midlewich.

10 George Bradley, of Farndon, and Dorothy Jones, of Iscoyd, Widow. At Farndon, or Holt.

13 William Bennett, of Willaston, and Margaret Moulds- worth, of Hartford, Spinster. At Great Budworth.

13 Fabian Billingham, of the City of Chester, Shoomaker, and Ann Palin, of same. Widow. Bondsman, Robert Sparke. At St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

15 Richard Street, Parish of Hawarden, and Elizabeth Eato [? Eaton], Parish of Stoake. Bondsman, William Lloyd. At Stoake, Hawarden, or Back- ford.

15 Thomas Johnson, of Bickley, and Hannah Whicksted, of Hampton. At Malpas, St. Mary's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

16 Jonathan Swean, Parish of Astbury, and Hannah Skelhorn, of Betchton, Spinster. At Astbur)-, or Sandbach.

16 John Crosse, of Hapsford, and Alice Whitby e, of Ince, Spinster. At the Cathedral, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

17 Thomas Walley, of Rushton, and Elizabeth Walker,

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Parish of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham, or Tarpurley. Apr. 17 John Nichols, of the City of Chester, and Margery Rowland, of same, Spinster, Bondsman, Edward Croughton. At Backford, St. Peter's, or St. Oswald's, Chester. 17 Richard Vernon, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and Elizabeth Brown, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Spinster. At St. John's, Chester. 17 James Williamson, of Birkenhead, and Mary Renshall, Parish of Bebbington, Widow. At Bebbington, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

19 Richard Price, of the City of Chester, and Sarah Rimmer, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Widow. Bondsman, Thomas Winning. At St. John's, Chester.

20 Thomas Chaddocke, of Leverpoole, Gentleman, and Sarah Hunter, of same. Spinster. At Leverpoole.

20 John Hockland, of Kelsall, and Mary Ryland, Parish of Wibunbury, Spinster. At Tarvin, Barrow, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

21 William Smith, of Leverpoole, Chemist, and Sarah Abram, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John Amery. At Warrington, Leverpoole, or Walton.

23 Nicholas Mather, of Lawton, Parish of Winwicke, and Mary Leigh, of same. Spinster. At Winwicke, or Warrington.

24 Robert Anderson, of the City of Chester, Chemist, and Sarah Hudson, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Burrowes. At Swettenham, or Goostrey.

24 Thomas Edwards, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Linen-Draper, and Grace Edge, Parish of Hawarden, Spinster. Bondsman, Nicholas Cooper. At St. Peter's, or St. Mary's, Chester.

24 Hugh Dean, Parish of Mobberley, and Rosina Okell, of Waverton, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Collier. At Waverton, or St. Mary's, Chester.

26 James Bromfeild, of Barnton, and Rachel Plungen, Parish of Middlewich. Bondsman, William Halliwell. At Midlewich, Namptwich, or Bunbury.

27 Hugh Croxton, of Warrington, Gentleman, and Mary Barlow, Parish of Grappenhall, Spinster. Bonds- man, James Croxton. At Warrington, Grappenhall, or Manchester.

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Apr. 28 William Gough, of Great Barrow, and Martha Hankin-

son, of same, Spinster. At Barrow, Tarvin, or

Plemstall. „ 28 Richard Ghorst, of Manley, and Margaret Taylor,

Parish of Tarven, Spinster. At Tarven, Thornton,

or Frodsham. „ 30 Matthew Owens, of Grasford [Gresford], and Mary

Poole, of Knutsford. At Knutsford, or St. John's,

Chester. „ 30 Joseph Picke, of Frankbye, Grocer, and Sarah Day,

of same, Spinster. At West Kirkby, Woodchurch,

or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 30 Thomas Robinson, of the City of Chester, Gouldsmith,

and Mary Maddocke, of Wrexham, Spinster. At

Holt, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. May I William Vaughan, of Malpas, and Jane Grifhth, same

Parish, Spinster. At Malpas, or Harthill. „ I Peter Inglefeild, of Great Storeton, and Elizabeth

Yong, of Great Neston, Widow. At Neston,

Bebbington, or Burton. „ 3 Randal Bredbury, of Sandbach, and Ann Wally,

same Parish, Widow. At Sandbach. „ 3 Ohver Batteridge, Parish of Waverton, Gentleman,

and Mary Aldersey, Parish of Hanmer, Spinster.

Bondsman, Thomas Pulford. At Waverton, Han- mer, or Tarvin. 5, 5 William Davies, of Croughton, and Jane Hiccocke, of

Wirvin, Spinster. At Stoake, or St. Oswald's,

Chester. „ 7 Josiah Lach, of Higher Kinnerton, and Elizabeth

Edwards, of Hope, Widow. At Dodleston, or

Pulford. „ 8 John Hunt, of Stockport, and Catherine Hughes,

of Eccleston, Spinster. At Eccleston, or Aldford. „ 8 John Vernon, of Utkinton, and Ellen Brookes, Parish

of Tarpurley, Spinster. At Tarpurley, or Tarvin. „ 8 John Bradbury, Parish of Tarvin, and Alice Foulkes,

of same. Widow. Bondsman, John Newport. At

Tarvin, or Barrow. „ 10 Samuel Brindley, Parish of Whitegate, Gentleman,

and Catherine Barker, of same. Spinster. At

Whitegate, or Northwich. „ 1 1 Enoch Vernon, of Hoolfeild, and Mary Bailey, Parish

of Bunbury, Spinster. At Bunbury, or Tarvin.

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May 12 Robert Jackson, of Wisterson, and Sarah Barnes, of Great Budworth, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Litler. At Wistaston, Acton, or Namptwich. 13 John Savage, of Dunham-on-the-Hill, Gentleman, and Ellen Dean, of Bridge-Trafford, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester, Thornton, or St. Mary's, Chester.

,, 17 John Pate, of Hemmhouse, and Mary Taylor, of Iscoid, Spinster. At Holt, or Pulford.

,, 20 John Wilkinson, of the City of Chester, Barber- Surgeon, licensed to practice the Art of a Surgeon throughout the Diocese of Chester, on Testimonials from Henry Williamson, Doctor of Medicine, Robert Morrey, Alderman, and Andrew Browne, Surgeons of the City of Chester.

,, 18 Richard Catherall, of Bridge Trafford, and Elizabeth Lightfoott, Parish of Plemstall, Spinster. At Plem- stall, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, 19 Thomas Southworth, of Hapsford, and Martha Lewis, Parish of Thornton, Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester, Thornton, or St. Peter's, Chester.

,, 20 John Shawe, of Nether Knutsford, and Hannah Gleave, of Over Tabley, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Lowndes. At Rosthorn, Midlewich, or Prestbury.

,, 20 William Ashton, of Nether Knutsford, and Hannah Lowndes, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, the abov- said Richard Lowndes. At Knutsford.

,, 20 Thomas Harrison, of Hale, and Sarah Ditchfeild, Parish of Childwall, Spinster. At Childwall, or Prescott.

,, 24 Humphrey Watkins, and Mary Leivsley, of Frodsham, Spinster. At Frodsham, or Runcorn.

" 22 William Hughson, Parish of Tarvin, and Ellen Eaton, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Neild. At Tarvin, or Little Budworth.

,, 24 John Glegge, and Silence Symons, Parish of Bebbing- ton. Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Glegge. At Thurstington [Thurstaston], Heswall, or Wood- church.

„ 25 John Hughes, of Dodleston, and Elizabeth Barker, of same. Spinster. At Dodleston, St. Oswald's, or St. Mary's, Chester.

„ 25 Hugh Heath, of Egerton Green, Gentleman, and

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Hannah Smith, Parish of Midlewich, Spinster.

At Midlewich, or Church-Minshull. May 27 John Robertson, of Leverpoole, Watchmaker, and

Priscilla Warmingham, of the City of Chester,

Spinster. At the Cathedral, Chester, or the Chapel

in the Episcopal Palace, Chester. „ 27 Thomas Rogers, of Farndon, and Mary Dalbye, Parish

of St. Bridget's, Chester, Spinster. At St. Oswald's,,

or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. ,, 28 Gregory Heylin, of the City of Chester, and Sarah

Cooke, of same, Spinster. At St. Bridget's, or

Holy Trinity Church, Chester. ,, 28 Richard Brereton, of the City of Chester, Grocer,

and Margaret Bolland, of same, Widow. Bonds- man, John Jones, Gentleman. At St. Bridget's,

St. Mary's, or St. Oswald's, Chester. June I Josia Cooke, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Mary

Johnson, of the City of Chester, Spinster. At St.

John's, Chester. ,, I William Simpson, of Withington, and Margaret

Vawdrey, of same, Spinster. At Prestbury, or

St. John's, Chester. ,, 2 Richard Shawe, of Knutsford, Inholder, and Judeth

Odcroft, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas

Shawe. At Knutsford, or Bowden. ,, 3 John Johnson, of Poole, Gardener, and Alice King,

of Sutton, Widow. At Eastham. ,, 4 Daniel Daw^son, of Lowcrosse, and Elizabeth Sudlowe,

Parish of Malpas, Spinster. At Malpas. ,, 16 John Hoult, of Grappenhall, a literate person, on

election of William Bordman, Clerk, Rector there,

licensed to the Oflice of Parish Clerk, in the Church

and Parish of Grappenhall. ,, 2 Thomas Amery, and Ellenor Lownds, Parish of Daven-

ham. Spinster. At Davenham, or Witton. „ 5 Edward Hackney, of Whitby, and Margaret Francke,

of same. Spinster. At Eastham, Stoake, or St.

Oswald's, Chester. „ 5 Richard Vernon, of the City of Chester, Gentle- man, and Jane Yates, of Midlewich, Spinster.

Bondsman, Ralph Wally, of the City of Chester,

Goldsmith. At Midlewich, Higher-Peover, or

Lower-Peover. „ 9 Thomas Ellison, of Shevington, Gentleman, and Mary

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Venables, of Keel, Spinster. At Wibunbury, Tarvin, or Over. June 10 John Roberts, of the City of Chester, and Elizabeth Lewis, of Wrexham, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Griffith, of Chester. At Pulford.

12 Thomas Bushell, of Gledsham [Ledsham], and Martha Worrall, Parish of Neston, Widow. At Neston, or Shotwick.

12 Daniel Perry, of Burton, and Ann Probart, of Pulford, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Probart. At Pul- ford, Holy Trinity Church, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

15 Edward Dutton, of Barrow, and Mary Catherall, Parish of Waverton. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

15 Licence of John Wilkinson to the Office of Parish Clerk in the Church and Parish of Hanley [Handley], on election by Dudley Garenceirs, Clerk, Rector there.

16 John Wilson, of Frodsham, licensed as Parish Clerk of Frodsham, on election by John Davie, Clerk, Vicar there.

16 Justina, wife of William Barrett, of Ringway, Parish of Bowden, to practice the Office of a Midwife.

14 William Partridge, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester, and Catherine Brigdale, Parish of St. Bridget's, Chester, Spinster. Bondsman, John Mellner. At St. Bridget's, St. Oswald's, or St. John's, Chester.

16 Thomas Kay, Parish of [Great] Budworth, and Mary Bagnall, Parish of Davenham, Spinster. Bonds- man, James Leicester. At Great Budworth, Daven- ham, or Lower Peover.

19 John Wright, of Ashton, Parish of Tarvin, and Ellenor Leadbeater, of same. Spinster. At Tarvin, St. Michael's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester,

23 James Wrenshall, of Neston, and Alice Walker, of Storeton, Spinster. At Bebbington, or St. Peter's, Chester.

24 WilHam Hasleden, of Ashton in Makerfeild, and Mary Blinston, of Warrington, Spinster. Bondsman, John Barrowe. At Warrington.

25 John Harding, of Minshull-Vernon, and Mary Powner, Parish of Church-Minshull, Spinster. At Church- Minshull, or the Cathedral, Chester.

25 William Dormand, Parish of Westkirkby, Mariner, and Ellen Robinson, of Bebbington, Spinster.

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Bondsman, John Yockson. At Bebbington, Holy Trinity Church, or the Cathedral, Chester. June 25 Samuel Sanders, of Acton, and Ann Dean, same Parish, Spinster. At Acton, or Baddiley. „ 26 Henry Hancocke, of Moreton, and Elizabeth Moum- field [sic], of Kingsley, Spinster, Bondsman, Thomas Hancocke. At Frodsham, Holy Trinity Church, or the Cathedral, Chester. „ 28 John Haulton, of Shocklach, Gentleman, and Susan Farrer, of Pickhill, Spinster. At Bangor, Shock- lache, or Malpas. „ 28 John Dod, of Little Budworth, and Sarah Tasker, Parish of Tarpurley, Spinster. Bondsman, Ralph Francis. At Tarpurley, or Little Budworth. „ 28 Robert Hynde, of the City of Chester, Beerbrewer, and EHzabeth Fletcher, Parish of St. Mary's, Chester, Spinster. At St. Mary's, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 29 Roger Kyffine, of Llanroost, and Elizabeth Hodgkis, Parish of Bunbury, Spinster. At Bunbury, or St. John's, Chester. ,, 30 George Martine, Parish of St. John's, Chester, and Mary Carter, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Spinster. At St. John's, or St. Peter's, Chester. July I Richard Dewsbury, of the City of Chester, and Martha Broome, of Northwich, Spinster. At St. Mary's St. John's, or St. Olave's, Chester. ,, 3 William Litler, of Tarvin, and Elizabeth Finchet, same Parish, Spinster. At Tarvin, or St. Oswald's, Chester. „ 3 Benjamin Bradshaw, of Manchester, Innholder, and Ann Meale, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Bostocke. At Manchester, Prestwich, or Salford. „ 3 John Litler, of Burton, and Dorothy Pikins, of same,

Spinster. At Burton, Neston, or Heswall. „ 6 Roger Wilbraham, of the City of Chester, Chandler, and Grace Bagnall, of Thornton, Parish of Eastham, Spinster. At St. Peter's, Chester. ,, 6 John Truman, of Bidston, and Mary Ower [? Owen], Parish of St. John's, Chester, Spinster. At Christie- ton, or St. John's, Chester. „ 15 James Gordon, of Leverpoole, and Ann Ormson, of

same. Spinster. Bondsman, James Lithgoe. „ 16 Lawrence Swarbreake, of Leverpool, and Ann Croft,

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Parish of Childwall, Spinster. Bondsman, Lawrence Gawter. At Childwall, Leverpoole, or Walton. July 27 Richard Wilson, and Mary Goore, both of Leverpoole. Bondsman, James Sanderson, of Leverpoole, Hus- bandman. At Walton, or Leverpoole.

„ 28 Randal Foulkes, and Elizabeth Dagget, of the City of Chester. At St. Michael's, or St. Bridget's, Chester.

,, 28 Peter Leen, of Barnton [? Barnston], and Mary Ingle- feild, of Storeton, Widow. Bondsman, Thomas Young, of Erby [Irby], Yeoman. At St. Oswald's, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 29 Thomas Ravenscroft, of Kelsall upon the Hill, Husbandman, and Elizabeth Hignett, of same, Spinster. At Tarvin, or Midlewich.

,, 31 Thomas Edge, of Golborn Bello, Husbandman, and Hannah Wright, Parish of Tattenhall, Spinster. At Tattenhall, or St. Oswald's, Chester. Aug. 4 John Forrest, of Over Tabley, and Frances Kilshawe, Parish of Middlewich, Spinster. Bondsman, Robert Carter, of the City of Chester, Gentleman. At Rosthern, Middlewich, or Church-Hulme.

,, 7 Ralph Bellen, of Thornton-Hough, Yeoman, and Mary Wilson, of Woodchurch, Widow. At Neston,. Woodchurch, or St. Peter's, Chester,

,, 7 James Welsby, of Mollington, Yeoman, and Sarah Higson, of the Cathedral Precincts, Spinster. At Backford, or the Cathedral, Chester.

„ 10 Valentine Short, junior, of the City of Chester, Mer- chant, and Elizabeth Hockenhall, of Shotwick. At Holy Trinity Church, St. John's, or St. Mary's, Chester.

Per Richard Sherlock, S.T.P., and Thomas Crane,, M.A., Commissaries.

July 17 Thomas Patten, of Warrington, Gentleman, and Margaret Blackburn, of Orford, Spinster. Bonds- man, WilHam Ellom, Parish Clerk of Winwick. „ 17 William Key, of Lymm, Carpenter, and Lydia Hotkin- son, of Gropenhall, Spinster. Bondsman, James Key.

Aug. 2 Richard Wright, of Cronton, Husbandman, and Ellen Edwardson, Parish of Prescott, Spinster- Bondsman, Thomas Edwardson.

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Aug. 10 James Peake, of Wigan, Woolen-draper, and Margaret

Markland, of Pemberton, Spinster. Bondsmen,

John Clare, of Warrington, Malster, and William

Dawson, of Wigan, Glover. ,, 9 Henry Heywood, Chapman, and Elizabeth Mather.

Spinster, of Midle-hulton. Bondsman, William Ellom. ,, 10 William Bispham, of Rainford, and Elizabeth Rylands,

Parish of Wigan, Widow. Bondsman, Henry

Bispham. ,, 22 James Thomason, Husbandman, and Ann Owen, both

of Thelwall, co. Chester. Bondsman, Thomas

Lowe, of Thelwall.

At Chester on Saturday the 1 8th day of September, William Wilson, Notary Public, Deputy Registrar of the Consistory Court of Chester, after he had for upwards of 25 years from the time of the Restoration of His Highness King Charles H. most praise- worthily discharged his office (although in his later days he had been much affected by the death of his beloved wife) peacefully departed this life at the second hour after noon. iSth Sept. 1686. I Henry Prescott, LL.B. and Notary Public, performing the duty of public clerk or registrar, the Registrar being Robert Squire, Notary Public, by reason of the vacancy in the bishopric of Chester. Sep. 18 Thomas Richardson, of Aldford, Yeoman, and Ann Bathoe, of same. Spinster. At Aldford, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

„ 29 Thomas Martinscroft, Yeoman, and Margaret Martins- croft, Spinster, of Cuerdley. At Prescott, Farn- worth, or St. Oswald's, Chester.

„ 29 John Bebington, of Harthill, Yeoman, and Ann Carden, of Hatton, Parish of Waverton, Spinster. At Harthill.

,, 29 Thomas Widdens, of Manley, Parish of Frodsham, and Sarah Day, Parish of West Kirkby, Spinster. Bondsman, William Smith, of Frankby. At St. Oswald's, St. Peter's, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 29 William Leigh, of Puddington, Parish of Burton, and Mary Hesketh, same Parish, Spinster. Bonds- man, Thomas Larton, of Woodbank. At Burton, or Shotwick.

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Sep. 29 John Reece, Yeoman, and Elizabeth Walker, Spinster, of Little Mollington. At St. Mary's, Chester. 30 Daniel Smith, of Hartford, co. York, Gentleman, and Mary Lowe, Chapelry of Chelford, Spinster. At St. John's, or St. Michael's, Chester, or at Chelford.

„ 30 David BHthe, of Lyme, Gentleman, and Mary Leather, of Prestbury, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Sea- man, of Midlewich. At Prestbury, or Stockport.

,, 30 Ralph Hill, of Litherland, and Jane Hill, of Ince, Parish of Sephton, Spinster, Bondsman, Richard Bridge, of Litherland. At Sephton. Oct. 2 Thomas Faulkner, of Golborn David, Husbandman, and Mary Steele, of Beeston, Spinster. At Bunbury.

,, 2 Silvester Moorcroft, and Sidney Williams, Spinster, of Leverpool. Bondsman, John Warrington, of the City of Chester. At Leverpool, St. Michael's, or St. Bridget's, Chester.

,, 5 Noah Heaton, of Heaton, Parish of Dean, co. Lane, Husbandman, and Alice Parkinson, Parish of St. Michael's, Chester, Spinster. At St. Michael's, St. Oswald's, or St. Bridget's, Chester.

,, 7 Thomas Mosse, Woolen-draper, and Jane Stevenson, Spinster, both of Manchester. Bondsman, John Jenkinson, of Manchester, Taylor. At Manchester, Northenden, or Salford.

„ 7 Henry Mather, Ironmonger, and Mary Barlow, Spin- ster, both of Warrington. Bondsman, Jonathan Midleton, of Warrington, Yeoman. At Winwick, Warrington, or Grappenhall.

,, 8 Robert Weston, of Fulk-Stapleford, and Margaret Geaton, of Weverham, Spinster. Bondsman, Richard Weston, of Kelsall, Yeoman, brother of said Robert. At Tarvin, or Weverham.

„ 8 Michael Green, of Whitby, Yeoman, and Alice Jones, of Sutton, Parish of Eastham, Spinster. At Stoak, or St. John's, Chester.

„ 8 John Bankes, of Dunham-on-the-Hill, Husbandman, and Frances Taylor, of Wimbolds-Traiford, Spinster. At Thornton, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

„ II John Taylor, of Tattenhall, Yeoman, and Sarah Taylor, Spinster, of same. At Tattenhall, Hanley, or Harthill.

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Oct. 13 John Mobberley, of Crowton, Yeoman, and Elizabeth Woods, of Weverham, Widow. At Weverham, Frodsham, or Witton.

,, 15 By letter dated 12th instant from the Lord Chancellor, Dom. Thomas Cartwright, S.T.P., appointed to the See of Chester, &c. , ,, 16 William Quick, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Grocer, and Elizabeth Mathers, Parish of St. Peter's, Chester, Spinster. At St. John's, or St. Peter's, Chester.

,, 16 Isaac Hide, of Namptwich, and Ann Lowndes, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Yoxall, of Namptwich, Glover. At Namptwich, or Wybun- bury.

,, 22 Henry Bird, of Moreton, Parish of Bidston, Yeoman, and Ellen Bradford, of Kingsley, Parish of Frod- sham, Spinster. At Frodsham, Weverham, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester.

,, 21 Thomas Cudworth, Parish of St. John's, Chester, Inholder, and Mary Litherland, Parish of St. Michael's, Chester, Widow. At St. John's, or St. Michael's, Chester.

,, 23 Peter Bell, Yeoman, and Margaret Orton, Widow, Parish of St. Oswald's, Chester. At St. Oswald's, Chester.

,, 23 John Hancock, Mariner, and Ann Norbury, Spinster, both of Leverpoole. At Walton, or Leverpoole.

During vacancy of the See of Chester. Sep. 23 Arthur Rathbone, Yeoman, and Mary Rathbone,

Spinster, both of Moreton, Parish of Bidston. At

Bidston, Eastham, or Holy Trinity Church, Chester. ,, 23 Richard Cooper, of Bostock Green, Yeoman, and Mary

Holland, Parish of Davenham, Spinster. At

Davenham. ,, 25 John Hatton, of Warrington, and Margaret Cawley,

of Tarvin, Spinster. Bondsman, John Blacklach,

of Warrington, Gentleman. At Holy Trinity

Church, Chester. [1685]

Before the Rev. John Ashworth, Surrogate. Oct. 20 Josia Johnson, and Rebecca Brownhill, both of the

Parish of Gawsworth. Bondsman, Thomas Kent,

Clerk, Curate of Macclesfield. At Macclesfield. ,, 10 James Higgenbothom, Parish of Prestbury, and

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Mary Harpur, Spinster, Parish of Rostherne. At Macclesfield. Oct. 24 William Oakes, Parish of Prestbury, and Margaret

Street, Parish of Swettenham. Nov. 2 Reginald Bancroft, of Chelford, Clerk, and EHza- beth Thornicroft, of Congleton, Spinster. Bonds- man, John Sandbach, of Snelson, co. Chester, Butcher.

„ 23 John Bennett, Parish of Taxhall, and Ann Slack, Parish of Prestbury, Widow. Bondsman, Thomas England, Clerk, of Macclesfeild Forrest.

,, 23 John Newton, and Jane Taylor, both of the Parish of Prestbury. Bondsman, George Newton, of Prest- bury, Yeoman. Dec. 14 Thomas Hulme, Parish of Leek, co. Staff., and Alice Loe, of Hope. Bondsmen, Thomas Hulme, of Overhulm, Yeoman, and Roger Bancroft, of Maccles- feild, Alderman.

,, 7 John Forster, Parish of Prestbury, and Mary Downes, Parish of Bowden, Widow. At Prestbury, or Bowden.

„ 15 Ralph Foden, of Withington, and Sarah Hulme, Parish of Sandbach, Spinster. Bondsman, Edward Blagge, of Macclesfeild, Glasier.

,, 20 John Girton, of Macclesfeild, and Margaret Walker, Parish of Prestbury, Spinster. Jan. 2 Robert Pott, and Hannah Massie, Spinster, both of the Parish of Prestbury. Bondsman, Edward Jarman, of Ranow [Rainow].

„ 4 William Fleetwood, and Ann Jackson, Spinster, both of the Parish of Sephton, co. Lane. Bondsman, William Hulme, of same Parish.

„ 3 Nathaniel Heaton, of Manchester, Grocer, and Martha Mather, Spinster, of same. Bondsman, James Nixon, of Macclesfield.

,, 19 John Barisford, Parish of Stockport, Esquire, and Elizabeth Shalcrosse, same Parish, Spinster. Bondsman, Nathaniel Gee, of Stockport, Gentle- man.

,, 26 Henry Burgess, Parish of Wilmslow, and Jane Hewitt, Parish of Mobberley, Spinster. Bondsman, John Hough, of Macclesfield. Feb. I Edward Cooper, Parish of Prestbury, and Ellen Dakin, 9ame Parish, Spinster.

,, 4 George Leycester, Parish of Rosthorn, and Mary

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Linford, same Parish, Spinster. Bondsman, John

Smallwood, of Macclesfeild. Feb. 15 John Newton, of Lois Senior, and \_blank'\, both of the

Parish of Rachdale, co. Lane. Bondsman, John

Lewis, of Rachdale. [1686] Apr. 2 Isaac Wood, Parish of Rosthorne, and Hannah Pott,

Parish of Alderley, Spinster. ,, 10 Robert Bagguley, Parish of Prestbvuy, and Martha

Endall, same Parish. Bondsman, Thomas Handford,

of Martin.

Before Rev. Thomas Crane, Surrogate. June 12 Richard Weston, Parish of Runcorne, and Margaret

Sutton, same Parish, Widow. Bondsman, Richard

Weston, of Preston-on-the-Hill. ,, 30 Gilbert Battle, of Borwick, Parish Warton, co. I-anc,

and Elizabeth Dean, Parish of Warrington, Spinster. May 7 John Harrops, Parish of Winwick, and Ellen Millett,

Parish of Budworth, Spinster. Bondsman, Thurstan

Thomason, alias Irish, Parish of Winwick, Webster.

Before Rev. William Bordman, Surrogate. Apr. 7 John Pickeringe, Parish of Rosthorne, and Sarah Hollinworth, Parish of Bowden. Bondsman, James Walton, Parish of Bowden. ,, 14 Edward Twambrookes, and Ellinor Heath, both of the Parish of Runcorne. Bondsman, John Leigh, of Thelwall. June 2 John Gooden, of Northerden, and Martha Barlow, of Northwich, Bondsman, John Fishwick, Clerk, Minister of Witton. ,, 6 John Asley, and Margaret Penkett, both of Newton, Parish of Winwick. Bondsman, Richard Mather, Parish of Warrington. „ 16 John Wyatt, and Mary Roscow, both of the Parish of Rosthorne. Bondsman, William Leigh, Parish of Grappenhall. ,, 30 Thomas Pollard, of Knutsford, and Elizabeth Ashton,

of Mear, Spinster. At Rosthorne, or Knutsford. ,, 30 John Taylor, and Alice Houghton, Spinster, both

of the Parish of Winwick. [1685] Nov. 25 John Heyes, and Margaret Jameson, Spinster, both of the Parish of Winwick.

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Before Rev. Thomas Kinsey, Surrogate. Dec. 8 John Bennison, of Bredbury, Parish of Stockport, Gentleman, and Frances Royle, of Stockport, Spinster. Nov. 19 Joshua Wood, of Romeley, Parish of Stockport, and Mary Mellor, of same, Spinster.

Before Rev. Francis Price, Surrogate. ,, 26 Miles Baron, of Tockholes, co. Lane, and Elizabeth

Livesay, of Eccles-hill, Spinster. ,, 13 James Edrington, of Samlesbury, and Margaret

Martin, of Blackburne, Spinster. „ 20 Thomas Clayton, of Little Harwood, and Ann Duck- worth, of Blackburn, Widow. Jan. 4 John Sudell, and Ann Ash, Spinster, both of Blackburn. ,, 27 Edmund Entwisle, and Jane Wood, Spinster, both of Upper Darwen. Feb. 16 John Knowles, of Entwisle, Husbandman, and Hester Hooker, of Upper Darwen, Widow. ,, 16 John Berrey, of Rishton, and Mary Mawdsley, Spinster,

of same. [1686]

Before Rev. Richard Hilton, Surrogate. May 15 William Povah, of Shocklach, and Hannah Shone, Spinster, Parish Malpas. ,, 15 Thomas Hughes, of Bradley, Parish of Malpas, and Ellen Gough, of same. Spinster. July 9 Peter Low, of Hulme, co. Lane, and Ann Ratcliffe, of Iscoyd, CO. Flint, Spinster.

Before Rev. WilHam Bordman, Surrogate. Dec. 5 Thomas Usherwood, and Dorothy Kidd, both of the

Parish of Prescott. Bondsman, Thomas Kidd,

Parish of Prescott. „ 6 John Purges, and Catherine Gee, both of the Chapelry

of Knutsford. Bondsman, John Fishwick, Clerk,

Minister of Witton. Sep. 22 Josia King, and Elizabeth North, both of the Parish of

Runcorne. Bondsman, George Carter, same Parish. Dec. 10 Edward Breres, Parish of Prescott, and Mary Tims,

of Warrington. Bondsman, Lawrence Smethurst,

Parish of Warrington. At Warrington, or Prescott.

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Before the Ven. Richard Wroe, S.T.P., Surrogate. Feb. 10 Robert Smethurst, of Manchester, and Ellen Catherall,

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of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John Newton, of same, Yeoman.

Feb. 15 Edward Holland, of Manchester, and Ann Eccles, same Parish, Widow. ,, 15 George Wittenstall, of Carrington, co. Chester, and Ellen Heskith, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Irlam, of same. Schoolmaster.

Dec. I Thomas Massie, of Northerden, and Hannah Brad- shaw, of Stockport, Spinster.

Nov. 3 William Hayhurst, of Peel, Parish of Dean, Gentle- man, and Sarah Hopwood, of Stannycliffe, Spinster, Bondsman, Benjamin Holden, of Midleton, Clerk.

Oct. 16 William Walker, of Ratcliife, Weaver, and Elizabeth Walker, of same. Spinster.

Nov. 7 John Berron, of Manchester, Gentleman, and Hannah Edmundson, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, Samuel Brookes, of same, Mercer. ,, 2 James Grundy, of Great Lever, Bachelor of Medicine, and Jennett Haworth, of Great Bolton, Widow.

Dec. 5 Isaac Hall, Parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Sarah Hall, same Parish, Widow. Bondsman, Daniel Leech, of Manchester.

Nov. 19 John Stubley, of Timperley, co. Chester, and Eliza- beth Ward, of same. Spinster. [1686]

Apr. 14 John Chadwick, of Rachdale, and Margery Chaddock, of Preston, Spinster. „ 28 John Milles, Parish of Rachdale, Drover, and Eliza- beth Crossley, same Parish, Spinster. Bondsman, John Lewis, of Rachdale.

May 7 John Watson, of Manchester, and Hannah Kennyon, of Salford, Spinster.

June II Daniel Edgley, of Baggaley [Baguley], Husbandman,

and Catherine Lupton, of Altringham [Altrincham],

Spinster. Bondsman, John Williamson, of Baggaley.

„ 3 Thomas Clare, Parish of Prescott, and Elizabeth

Naylor, Parish of Winwick, Spinster.

Apr. 13 Holland Bradley, of Bolton, Glasier, and Catherine

Hough, of same, Spinster. Bondsman, John Clare,

of Bolton, Blacksmith.

,, 3 John Craven, Parish of Bolton, and Isabell Bromley,

of Heaton. Bondsman, Roger Throppe, of Bolton.

June I John Wolstenholme, of Manchester, and Mary Taylor, of Middleton, Spinster.

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Thomas Birch, Parish of Bury, and Elizabeth Lomax,

same Parish, Widow. Robert Elton, of Tottington, and Mary Wood, of

same. Spinster. James Barlow, of Pilkington, and Elizabeth Walker,

Parish of Ratcliffe, Spinster. Ralph Holt, Parish of Bury, and EHzabeth Dearden, same Parish.

II John Wright, of Manchester, and Dorothy Hassle- hurst, of same, Spinster. ,, 9 Edward Rosthorn, of Whitfeild, and Hester Tomlinson, Parish of Bury, Spinster. July 2 Robert Murry, of Audlem, and ]\Iary Irish, Parish of

Wrenbury. Aug. 25 Thomas Garnett, Parish of Manchester, and Alice Oldham, same Parish, Spinster. Bondsman, George Oldham, of Manchester, Shoemaker. ,, 26 John Jenkinson, of Manchester, and Mary Kirshaw, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Thomas Mosse, of samie. Sep. 6 Thomas Drinkwater, of Manchester, and Abigail Buxton, of same. Bondsman, William Beck, of same.

Before Rev. Thomas Crane, Surrogate. Jan. 19 Thomas Battersby, of Westleigh, and Ellen Littlemore,

of Abram, Spinster. Bondsman, James Johnson,

of Westleigh, Fustian-Weaver. At Warrington,

Leigh, or Winwick. May 4 Robert Gleave, of Knutsford, Mercer, and Elizabeth

Birtles, of same. Spinster. „ 1 1 John Goodier, of Northerden, and Jane Dame, of same,

Widow. Bondsman, John Rencher, of Salford,

Miller. „ 8 John Kemp, and Margaret Heysom, both of Norton,

Parish of Runcorn. „ 12 Edmund Martland, Parish of Prescott, and Emma

Darbishire, Parish of Winwick, Spinster. ,, 15 John Clare, of Warrington, Malster, and Ellen Marsden,

of Wigan, Spinster. Bondsman, Henry Dennis,

of Warrington, Joyner. Apr. 19 Jonathan Meanley, Parish of Leigh, and Mary Hickson,

same Parish, Spinster, Bondsman, John Battersby,

of Warburton, Clerk.

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Apr. 3 Thomas Goulden, of Cronton, Carpenter, and Margaret Grace, Spinster, same Parish of Prescott. Bonds- man, WiUiam Garrett, of Cronton, Carpenter.

Dec. 10 Ralph Taylor, Parish of Winwick, and Hester Baxter, same Parish, Spinster.

Jan. 20 John Edleston, Parish of Winwick, and Margaret Tarbock, Parish of Prescott, Spinster. At Winwick.

Before Rev. Samuel Edgley, Clerk, Surrogate. ,, 7 William Harding, of Spurstow, and Elizabeth Sillitoe, Parish of Malpas, Spinster. Nov. 25 Richard Leadbeater, of Ashton, co. Chester, and Jane Tasker, of Utkinton, Widow. ,, 30 Thomas Hale, Parish of Acton, and Catherine Bankes, of Chorley, co. Chester, Spinster. Dec. 8 John More, of Audlem, Yeoman, and Margaret Blewitt, same Parish, Spmster. Bondsman, Thomas Higgins,. of Wilksley. ,, 19 Randal Venables, of Wibunbury, Yeoman, and Mary Kirkham, of same. Spinster. Bondsman, Joseph Kirkham, of same. Yeoman. Jan. 8 Jeremiah Clowes, of Buerton, and Ellen Bradley,.

of Audlem. Nov. 30 Thomas Bordman, of Parre, Linnen-Webster, and Margaret Coppock, Spinster, of same, Parish of Prescott. Bondsman, James Lythgoe, of same. ,, 30 John Wilkinson, of the City of Chester, Surgeon, and Elizabeth WilHams, of Backford, Spinster. Dec. 2 John Pickering, of Over Tabley, and Prudence Alcock, of Warrington, Widow. „ 23 John Burton, of Moscrop, Parish of Warrington, and Alice Birchall, of Windle, Parish of Prescott. Bondsman, Thomas Burton, of Moscrop. At Warrington, or Winwick. Jan. II WilHam Whalley, of Upholland, and Ellen Sephton, of Skelmersdale, Parish of Ormskirk. At Win- wick. ,, 17 Abram Birch, Parish of Prescott, and Debora Jolly, of Helsby, Spinster. At Frodsham, Warrington, or Winwick.

Before Rev. Richard Wroe, S.T.P., Surrogate. Nov. II WilHam Hilton, of Hindley, and Elizabeth Hyde, of.

Windle, Spinster.

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Nov. 26 Benjamin Holden, Clerk, and Dorothy Hopwood, of Hopwood, Spinster. Bondsman, Edmund Johnson, of same. At Midleton. Dec. 6 Richard Woodroofe, Parish of Bolton, Butcher, and Sarah Scholes, Parish of Prestwich, Spinster. Bondsman, John Scholes, of Prestwich,